Effects of iron content in NiCrFe alloys on the oxide films formed in an oxygenated simulated PWR water environment

Abstract The iron content in Ni Cr Fe alloys strongly affected the properties of oxide films after 1012 h of immersion in an oxygenated simulated PWR primary water environment at 310 °C. Increasing the iron content in the alloy increased the porosity and thickness of the outer layer and the inner layer. Increasing the iron content in the alloy increased the amount of spinel needle-like oxides and decreased the amount of NiO particles in the outer layer. Cellular oxide in the inner layer was nickel-rich in the center and chromium-rich at the edge.