Effect of composition on thermal stability and microstructural behaviour of non-prototype material (CaO-Fe2O3)

Vijay Kumar Pandey; Sunil Kumar Jatav; Upendra Pandel; Rajendra Kumar Duchaniya

doi:10.15282/jmes.15.1.2021.21.0622

Authors

Vijay Kumar Pandey Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, India. Phone: +91-9828706888
Sunil Kumar Jatav Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, India. Phone: +91-9828706888
Upendra Pandel Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, India. Phone: +91-9828706888
Rajendra Kumar Duchaniya Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, India. Phone: +91-9828706888

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15282/jmes.15.1.2021.21.0622

Keywords:

CaO-Fe2O3, melt coolability, nuclear severe accident, simulant material, ththermophysical properties

Abstract

The role of simulant materials becomes necessary for the predictive study of the nuclear severe accident phenomena due to its similarity with corium (a liquid form of UO₂ and steel). Since simulant material is eco-friendly and has similar properties to corium, it has been widely used in the research field of severe accident management. In this study, material CaO-Fe₂O₃ a non-eutectic binary mixture is considered for characterization purpose to address the thermophysical properties at different compositional ratios. The CaO-Fe₂O₃ powder mixture was prepared in mortar for 40 minutes manually to form a homogeneous mixture and then cylindrical pellets prepared at five different ratios with the help of the phase diagram. Further, these pellets were heat-treated at 1200°C for three hours soaking time to address its thermal stability in a programmable electric furnace. Finally, pellets ground into powder form manually for further characterization. Initially, the weight loss analysis was reported by measurement of dimensions of pellets before and after heat treatment. The thermal properties, phase analysis, and morphological studies have been carried out through DSC, XRD and FE-SEM in laboratory and results were discussed in the context of the property of ideal simulant materials used for the study of nuclear severe accidents. The melting point of all the samples were found stable (1200°C-1230°C) and values of activation energy and specific heat were well synchronized between with and without heat-treated samples. Dislocation density of samples increases significantly with increasing the proportion value of calcium oxide after heat treatment.

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