Abstract:
The structure, the physicomechanical properties, and the hydrogen penetration in the volume of an E110 alloy with a ZrO$_2$ or TiO$_2$ coating deposited by a vacuum-arc plasma-assisted method are studied. These coatings increase the wear resistance, the hardness, and the adhesion properties of the zirconium alloy. The ZrO$_2$ coating is found to decrease the rate of hydrogen absorption by a Zr-1% Nb alloy as compared to the initial material at a hydrogenation temperature of 450$^\circ$C.