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<p>Zirconium -- Metallurgy<br />Corrosion and anti-corrosives<br />Hydrofluoric acid</p>
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An Investigation Of The Dissolution Of Hafnium-Free Zirconium In Hydrofluoric Acid And The Effect Of Fluoride Additions, Alfred S. Neiman
An Investigation Of The Dissolution Of Hafnium-Free Zirconium In Hydrofluoric Acid And The Effect Of Fluoride Additions, Alfred S. Neiman
Masters Theses
"Hafnium-free zirconium has assumed great importance in commercial use in recent years. When economical methods were developed in 1950 to remove hafnium from Zr, a metal was produced which not only exhibited good corrosion resistance and desirable physical properties, but also had a very low absorption cross section for thermal neutrons. Such a metal could obviously be utilized to advantage as a structural material for nuclear reactors. This application is the most important one for Zr at present.
Good corrosion resistance to most mineral acids is one of the outstanding non-nuclear properties of Zr. Hf-free Zr has good corrosion resistance …