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Study of Silicon Carbide Ceramics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Malek Amir Abunaemeh ,
Ibidapo Ojo ,
Mohamed Seif ,
Claudiu Muntele  and
Daryush Ila
Malek Amir Abunaemeh
Affiliation:
abunaem@uah.edumalcom@cim.aamu.edu, Center for Irradiation of Materials, Alabama A&M University, 4900 Meridian St, Normal, Alabama, 35762, United States
Ibidapo Ojo
Affiliation:
dapojo001@yahoo.com, Alabama A&M University, Physics, Normal, Alabama, United States
Mohamed Seif
Affiliation:
mohamed.seif@aamu.edu, Alabama A&M University, Mechanical Engineering, Normal, Alabama, United States
Claudiu Muntele
Affiliation:
claudiu@cim.aamu.edu, Alabama A&M University, Center for Irradiation of Material, Normal, United States
Daryush Ila
Affiliation:
daryush.ila@scholarone.com, Alabama A&M University, Center for Irradiation of Material, Normal, Alabama, United States
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Abstract

The TRISO fuel that is intended to be used for the generation IV nuclear reactor design consists of a fuel kernel of Uranium Oxide (UOx) coated in several layers of materials with different functions. One consideration for some of these layers is Silicon Carbide (SiC) [1]. The design, manufacture and fabrication of SiC are done at the Center for Irradiation of Materials (CIM). This light weight material can maintain dimensional and chemical stability in adverse environments and very high temperatures. The characterization of the elemental makeup of the SiC material used is done using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Nano-indentation is used to determine the hardness, stiffness and Young's Modulus of the material. Raman Spectroscopy is used to characterize the chemical bonding for different sample preparation temperatures.

Keywords

Raman spectroscopyx-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)nano-indentation
Type
Research Article
Information
MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1181: Symposium DD – Ion Beams and Nano-Engineering , 2009 , 1181-DD13-06
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

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