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Fajar Al Afghani
Departemen Fisika, FMIPA, Universitas Indonesia
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Review of Electrical Parameters Influence on Characteristics of Plasma Electrolytic Oxide Coating on Zircaloy Fajar Al Afghani; Anawati Anawati
INDONESIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS Vol 14, No 2 (2024): October
Publisher : Department of Physics, Sebelas Maret University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.13057/ijap.v14i2.70654

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Zircaloy-4 (Zr-4) is used as a fuel cladding material in Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR). Zr-4 as a cladding material works in extreme conditions in pressurized water up to 150 atm at 325 ˚C. In addition, the refuelling process in the reactor requires surface protection of the clay material to minimize corrosion and wear. One of the raising methods to enhance the corrosion resistance of the Zr-4 is by plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO). Characteristics of the ceramic oxide layer produced by PEO are influenced by current density, type and composition of the electrolyte, and voltage mode. One of the challenges in the PEO development on the Zr-4 substrate is a high porosity with a range of 5%-20% and the low number (below 6%) of t-ZrO2 phases in the inner and outer layers. Optimizing the electrical parameters is necessary to overcome this problem. The results of the literature study show that the cathodic current at the AC voltage plays an important role in determining the resulting plasma characteristics. Low duty cycle (cathodic current> 50%) produce plasma with high density, resulting in a low porosity layer. Oppositely, high duty cycle (cathodic current <50%) produced high content of t-ZrO2 increase the mechanical resistance. Two-step PEO is beneficial in combining the low and high duty cycle to obtain the benefit of each step. 
Co-Authors Anawati Anawati