journal article·2026-09

Bidirectional degradation of the Mo diffusion barrier in FeCrAl-coated Zircaloy-4 during steam oxidation above the Fe-Zr eutectic temperature

Yifei Shen, Jiaqi Li, Chuntao Tang, Ling Li, Kun Zhang, Yahuan Zhao, Ziye Dong, Kai Chen, Xiaoqin Zeng, Zhao Shen

Corrosion Science· Volume 270
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