Multilayer material resistant to oxidation in a nuclear environment
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B32B-015/00
C23C-014/16
B32B-015/01
C23C-028/02
G21C-003/07
G21C-003/20
C23C-014/34
C23C-014/35
C23C-016/06
출원번호
US-0524174
(2014-10-27)
등록번호
US-9963775
(2018-05-08)
우선권정보
FR-12 53887 (2012-04-26)
발명자
/ 주소
Le Flem, Marion
Ducros, Cédric
Sanchette, Frédéric
출원인 / 주소
COMMISARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
대리인 / 주소
Browdy And Neimark, P.L.L.C.
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초록▼
Multilayer material comprising a zirconium-based substrate covered with a multilayer coating, the multilayer coating comprising metallic layers composed of identical or different substances chosen from chromium, a chromium alloy or a ternary alloy of the Nb—Cr—Ti system. Such a material has improved
Multilayer material comprising a zirconium-based substrate covered with a multilayer coating, the multilayer coating comprising metallic layers composed of identical or different substances chosen from chromium, a chromium alloy or a ternary alloy of the Nb—Cr—Ti system. Such a material has improved resistance to oxidation in accident conditions of a nuclear reactor. The invention also relates to a multilayer coating, a part composed wholly or partly of the multilayer material or of the multilayer coating, as well as the method for manufacturing the multilayer material such as for example a magnetron cathodic sputtering process.
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1. Multilayer material comprising a zirconium-based substrate covered with a multilayer coating, said multilayer coating comprising metallic layers composed of substances selected from the group consisting of chromium, a chromium alloy, and a ternary alloy of the Nb—Cr—Ti system, wherein said metall
1. Multilayer material comprising a zirconium-based substrate covered with a multilayer coating, said multilayer coating comprising metallic layers composed of substances selected from the group consisting of chromium, a chromium alloy, and a ternary alloy of the Nb—Cr—Ti system, wherein said metallic layers are not all of identical composition. 2. Multilayer material according to claim 1, said multilayer coating consisting of said metallic layers. 3. Multilayer material according to claim 1, wherein said multilayer coating comprises from 2 to 50 metallic layers. 4. Multilayer material according to claim 1, wherein each of said metallic layers has a thickness from 3 nm to 1 μm. 5. Multilayer material according to claim 1, wherein the cumulative thickness of said metallic layers is from 6 nm to 10 μm. 6. Multilayer material according to claim 5, wherein said multilayer coating comprises at least ten metallic layers each of which has a thickness of at least 100 nm, the cumulative thickness of said metallic layers being from 1 μm to 6 μm. 7. Multilayer material according to claim 1, wherein said metallic layers composed of chromium or of a chromium alloy contain at least one chemical element chosen from silicon or yttrium. 8. Multilayer material according to claim 7, wherein silicon or yttrium is present at a content of from 0.1 to 20 at %. 9. Multilayer material according to claim 1, wherein the ternary alloy of the Nb—Cr—Ti system comprises in atomic percentage from 50% to 75% of niobium, from 5% to 15% of chromium and from 20% to 35% of titanium. 10. Multilayer material according to claim 1, wherein said metallic layer or layers composed of a ternary alloy of the Nb—Cr—Ti system have a thickness from 5 nm to 500 nm. 11. Multilayer material according to claim 1, wherein said metallic layers are i) one or more layers composed of chromium and/or a chromium alloy and ii) one or more layers composed of the ternary alloy of the Nb—Cr—Ti system. 12. Multilayer material according to claim 11, wherein a metallic intermediate bonding layer composed of chromium or of chromium alloy is in contact with the zirconium-based substrate. 13. Multilayer material according to claim 1, wherein said metallic layers are independently selected from the group consisting of chromium and a chromium alloy. 14. Multilayer material according to claim 1, wherein said metallic layers are all composed of a ternary alloy of the Nb—Cr—Ti system. 15. Multilayer coating comprising metallic layers, at least one of which is a ternary alloy of the Nb—Cr—Ti system, and wherein said metallic layers are not all of identical composition. 16. Multilayer coating according to claim 15, wherein said metallic layers are i) one or more layers composed of chromium and/or a chromium alloy and ii) one or more layers composed of the ternary alloy of the Nb—Cr—Ti system. 17. Multilayer coating according to claim 15, further comprising an outer bonding layer composed of chromium or of a chromium alloy. 18. Part composed wholly or partly of the multilayer material or of the multilayer coating as defined according to claim 1, said part being a component of a nuclear reactor. 19. Part according to claim 18, said part being a nuclear fuel cladding, a guide tube, a spacer grid or a plate fuel. 20. Method for manufacturing a multilayer material as defined according to claim 1, comprising a plurality of metal deposition steps, as a result of which a zirconium-based substrate is covered with a multilayer coating comprising metallic layers composed of substances independently selected from the group consisting of chromium, a chromium alloy and a ternary alloy of the Nb—Cr—Ti system, wherein one such metallic layer is deposited in each metal deposition step, and wherein said metallic layers are not all of identical composition. 21. Method of manufacture according to claim 20, wherein the substrate is covered by performing sequential deposition. 22. Method of manufacture according to claim 21, wherein the sequential deposition is carried out at a temperature of at most 580° C. 23. Method of manufacture according to claim 21, wherein the substrate is covered by means of an operation of chemical vapor deposition or of pulsed electrolysis. 24. Method of manufacture according to claim 21, wherein the substrate is covered by means of an operation of physical vapor deposition. 25. Method of manufacture according to claim 24, wherein the operation of physical vapor deposition is cathodic sputtering. 26. Method of manufacture according to claim 25, wherein the cathodic sputtering is of the magnetron type. 27. Method of manufacture according to claim 24, wherein physical vapor deposition is carried out at a temperature of from 50° C. to 700° C. 28. Multilayer material obtained or obtainable by the method of manufacture according to claim 20. 29. A multilayer material comprising a zirconium-based substrate covered with a multilayer coating, said multilayer coating comprising a plurality of layers of identical composition, said composition selected from the group consisting of chromium, a chromium alloy, and a ternary alloy of the Nb—Cr—Ti system; said multilayer coating being differentiable from a monolayer coating of the same total thickness and composition, by virtue of a difference in the property of resistance to oxidation or corrosion of the zirconium-based substrate of the multilayer coating relative to those of the monolayer coating,wherein said monolayer coating and each layer of the multilayer coating are deposited by the same method, except that the duration of the deposition for each such layer of the multilayer is shorter than that for the deposition of the monolayer. 30. Method for manufacturing a multilayer material according to claim 29, said method comprising a plurality of metal deposition steps, as a result of which a zirconium-based substrate is covered with a multilayer coating comprising metallic layers, wherein one such metallic layer is deposited in each metal deposition step, and the layers are of identical composition, said composition being selected from the group consisting of chromium, a chromium alloy and a ternary alloy of the Nb—Cr—Ti system. 31. Multilayer material obtained by the method of manufacture according to claim 30.
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