@inproceedings{5420f7438ae843d49631687d4188b696,
title = "Phase Field Modeling of Tetragonal to Monoclinic Phase Transformation at Zirconium Oxide",
abstract = " Tetragonal to monoclinic phase transformation at the zirconium oxide layer is an important factor in changing the oxidation kinetics and also promoting breakaway oxidation in Zircaloy fuel rod claddings. This transformation affects the stress state at the oxide layer close to the metal/oxide interface. The amplitude of these internal stresses can significantly change the kinetics of oxidation. In this work, we presented a phase field model to investigate the tetragonal to monoclinic phase transformation in zirconium oxide layer. All necessary driving forces including bulk free energy, interfacial energy and elastic energy were taken into account, and the symmetry reduction between parent and products has been assigned to different non-conserved order parameters. Transformation stages from nucleation, growth and coarsening of variants were simulated. Development of internal stresses due to this transformation, which is the source of oxidation breakaway, was studied.",
keywords = "Break-away oxidation, Exhibitions, Interface states, Kinetics of oxidation, Mathematical models, Oxidation, Oxidation kinetics, Oxides, Phase field models, Phase interfaces, Phase transitions, Phase-field modeling, Solid solutions, Symmetry reduction, Tetragonal to monoclinic, Tetragonal to monoclinic phase transformations, Zirconia",
author = "Mahmood Mamivand and {Asle Zaeem}, Mohsen and {El Kadiri}, Haitham",
year = "2013",
month = mar,
doi = "10.1002/9781118663547.ch110",
language = "American English",
isbn = "9781118605813",
series = "TMS Annual Meeting",
pages = "885--891",
booktitle = "TMS 2013 - 142nd Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Supplemental Proceedings",
note = "142nd Annual Meeting and Exhibition: Linking Science and Technology for Global Solutions, TMS 2013 ; Conference date: 03-03-2013 Through 07-03-2013",
}