Synopsis
1 Surface Chemistry and Corrosion of Glass.- The Nature of Glass.- Structure.- Glass Composition.- Chemical Attack on Glass: Tests for Durability.- Powder Tests.- Weight Loss Tests.- Solubility of Silica.- Glass Structure and Ion Selectivity.- Chemical Attack on Glass.- General Considerations.- Water and Steam.- Acid Solutions.- Alkaline Solutions.- Chelating Agents.- Sulfur Dioxide and Sulfur Trioxide.- Ion Exchange in Molten Salts.- Phase Separation.- Surface Chemistry.- Miscellanea.- Weathering of Glass Surfaces.- Corrosion Resistance of Ceramics.- High-Temperature Attack on Glasses and Glass Ceramics.- Utilization of Corrosion Effects.- Summary.- References.- 2 Halogen Corrosion of Metals.- Pertinent Properties of Binary Metal Halides.- Thermodynamic Properties.- Melting Temperatures.- Diffusion Properties.- Vapor Pressures.- Experimental Methods Used to Study Metal-Halogen Reactions.- Manometric Method.- Gravimetric Method.- Photometric Method.- Electrical Resistance Method.- Quartz Crystal Microbalance.- Reaction Morphologies, Mechanisms, and Kinetics.- Reaction of Pure Metals.- Reaction of Alloys.- Laboratory Studies of Halogen Attack on Metals and Alloys.- Nickel and Nickel Alloys.- Copper and Copper Alloys.- Iron and Iron Alloys.- Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys.- Other Metals.- Conclusions.- References.- 3 Oxidation of Zirconium and Its Alloys.- Historical Development.- Influence of the Nuclear Reactor Industry on Development.- Comparison of General Features of Gaseous Oxidation and Aqueous Corrosion.- Oxidation in Dry Gases.- Oxygen and Air.- Carbon Dioxide.- Molten Sodium.- Fused Salts.- Oxidation in High-Temperature Aqueous Environments.- Historical Background.- Corrosion in Water and Steam.- Corrosion in Organic Coolants.- Oxidation Mechanisms.- Zircaloy-Type Alloys.- Zr-Nb Alloys.- Other Alloys.- Hydrogen Absorption.- Hydrogen Absorption from Gaseous Hydrogen.- Hydrogen Absorption via the Decomposition of H2O.- References.
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