Experimental investigations and thermodynamic modelling of the ternary system Pb-Mo-O

Andries van Hattem, Robert Dankelman, Eric Colineau, Jean-Christophe Griveau, Kathy Dardenne, Jörg Rothe, Sebastian Couweleers, Rudy J.M. Konings, Anna L. Smith*

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Abstract

A combined experimental and modelling study into the Pb-Mo-O system has been conducted in view of the safety analysis for lead-cooled nuclear systems. The thermal expansion and low-temperature heat capacity of the ternary compounds PbMoO4 and Pb2MoO5 have been determined experimentally, as well as the melting enthalpy of PbMoO4. Moreover, XANES measurements have confirmed the hexavalent oxidation state of Mo in PbMoO4 and Pb2MoO5.

A thermodynamic model of the ternary system including the ternary phases PbMoO4, Pb2MoO5 and Pb5MoO8 has also been developed in this work based on the CALPHAD methodology. For the first time, an ionic two-sublattice model is used for the liquid phase, while the compound energy formalism is used for the solid phases.
Original languageEnglish
Article number175588
Number of pages13
JournalJournal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume1003
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

Keywords

  • CALPHAD
  • Lead-cooled Fast Reactor
  • Molybdates
  • Pb-Mo-O
  • Thermodynamic modelling
  • X-ray Diffraction
  • XANES

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