Abstract:Zirconium is one of those few metals which are capable of dissolving relatively large quantities of oxygen. When heated in air at elevated temperatures, an oxide layer is built up at the metal surface. The oxidation of mechanically polished zirconium was studied in the range 500-900oC in air atmosphere, at temperature intervals of 100oC, for exposure times from 5 min to 1860 min for each temperature. The weight gain of the oxidized species was the reacted amount of oxygen with zirconium for the formation of th… Show more
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.