Impact of sintering parameters on the microstructure of homogeneous U1-xCexO2+δ ceramics

IF 3.5 3区材料科学 Q1 MATERIALS SCIENCE, CERAMICS

Journal of the American Ceramic Society Pub Date : 2025-01-07 DOI:10.1111/jace.20376

Nicolas Clavier, Malvina Massonnet, Laurent Claparede, Renaud Podor, Paul-Henri Imbert, Julien Martinez, Nicolas Dacheux

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The effects of atmosphere and cerium content on the densification and the final microstructure of homogeneous U_1-xCe_xO_2+δ solid solutions (x = 0.10; 0.25; 0.50) were investigated. Dilatometric studies first revealed that while the cerium content only slightly modifies sintering under an Ar/H₂ atmosphere, a change of the gas to argon dramatically modifies densification kinetics. As a result, samples prepared under Ar/H₂ exhibit a dense microstructure with micrometric grains. Conversely, samples sintered under argon appeared to be less densified but with larger grains. These changes were correlated with the variation of the final O/M stoichiometry (M = U+Ce) and illustrated by the construction of sintering maps. Finally, grain growth was found to be driven by grain boundary motion when the O/M ratio remained close to 2.00, while usual power laws did not apply for most hyper-stoichiometric samples. The first values of activation energy for the sintering of U_1-xCe_xO_2+δ solid solutions under an Ar/H₂ atmosphere were also determined.

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Journal of the American Ceramic Society 工程技术-材料科学：硅酸盐

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7.50

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7.70%

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590

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2.1 months

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