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Moon Sung Cho 1 Article
Effect of Deposition Parameters on the Property of Silicon Carbide Layer in Coated Particle Nuclear Fuels
Yeon-Ku Kim, Weon-Ju Kim, SungHwan Yeo, Moon Sung Cho
J Powder Mater. 2016;23(5):384-390.   Published online October 1, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4150/KPMI.2016.23.5.384
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Tri-isotropic (TRISO) coatings on zirconia surrogate beads are deposited using a fluidized-bed vapor deposition (FB-CVD) method. The silicon carbide layer is particularly important among the coated layers because it acts as a miniature pressure vessel and a diffusion barrier to gaseous and metallic fission products in the TRISO-coated particles. In this study, we obtain a nearly stoichiometric composition in the SiC layer coated at 1400°C, 1500°C, and 1400°C with 20 vol.% methyltrichlorosilane (MTS), However, the composition of the SiC layer coated at 1300-1350°C shows a difference from the stoichiometric ratio (1:1). The density decreases remarkably with decreasing SiC deposition temperature because of the nanosized pores. The high density of the SiC layer (≥ 3.19 g/cm2) easily obtained at 1500°C and 1400°C with 20 vol.% MTS did not change at an annealing temperature of 1900°C, simulating the reactor operating temperature. The evaluation of the mechanical properties is limited because of the inaccurate values of hardness and Young’s modulus measured by the nano-indentation method.


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