2/mmc, P42/nnm and I4/mmm, respectively. Calculation results suggest that ε hydride has the lowest formation enthalpy, and the phase transition sequence of γ → δ → ε is proposed. Compared with those of α-Zr, the c-axis lattice constants of hydrides become smaller, and the expansion volumes of γ, δ and ε unit cell are 12.1%, 14.8% and 17.9%, respectively. The calculated elastic modulus (E) of the three hydrides are lower than that of α-Zr, but their elastic anisotropy is higher than that of α-Zr. The elastic properties of α-Zr matrix and δ hydride were analyzed by nanoindentation experiment and the results show that E of the α-Zr matrix and δ hydride is 116.88 and 111.01 GPa, respectively. Therefore, the stress concentration is easy to occur on the hydride sides near the hydrides/matrix interface, so the hydrides are more likely to be the sources of crack and cause brittle fracture of zirconium alloys."/>
1.Chongqing Key Laboratory of Light Metal Science and Technology, International Joint Laboratory for Light Alloys (Ministry of Education), College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China;2.Xi'an Western Energy Material Techno-logies Co., Ltd, Xi 'an 710299, China
National Natural Science Foundation of China (U1867202, U20A20232); Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2020CDJDPT001); “111” Project (B16007)
[Bao Zhangfei, Li Xinyi, Zhang Fuen, Zhou Hongling, Shi Minghua, Luan Baifeng. Structures and Elastic Properties of Hydrides in Zirconium Alloys: First-Principle Calculations and Experiments[J]. Rare Metal Materials and Engineering,2023,52(2):426~432.]
DOI:10.12442/j. issn.1002-185X. E20220010