Irradiation-Induced Phase Transformation in Zirconia
- 1 June 1956
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 27 (6) , 643-644
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1722448
Abstract
As a result of fast neutron bombardment, monoclinic ZrO2 is transformed into the cubic phase normally stable only above 1900°C. It is suggested that the unique temperature‐structure behavior in the zirconia system lends itself to this transition in a manner whereby two possible mechanisms may be operative. Stresses acting about trapped interstitial atoms and thermal spike effects are presented as the possible mechanisms.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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