journal article·2026-10

Fe/Cr ratio controls interfacial Laves phase formation in FeCrAl-coated Zircaloy-4 during steam oxidation

Yifei Shen, Lanyi Liu, Jiaqi Li, Yahuan Zhao, Kun Zhang, Yiheng Wu, Ziye Dong, Shuo Ma, Shixin Gao, Kai Chen, Xiaoqin Zeng, Zhao Shen

Corrosion Science· Volume 271
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