Thermodynamic modeling of the U–Zr system – A revisit

Wei Xiong, Wei Xie, Chao Shen, Dane Morgan

Journal of Nuclear Materials 443 (1-3) 331-341 (2013) · Elsevier BV

DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2013.07.034

Data: JSON record · id doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2013.07.034 · metadata: crossref

Roles in ORCHID

• read by ORCHID (values extracted): 30 released values
• assessment behind a TDB file: UZr-13Xio.tdb (U–Zr)
• discovery lead (found by Crossref assessment discovery, not read): rank 1149, score 90; systems named in title: none

Systems

U–Zr

Evidence in ORCHID

30 values read from this paper (30 accepted), from 1 tables and 0 text passages.

ESPEI datasets derived: 6 (derived/invariant-brackets/U-ZR/UZr-13Xio.zpf-00.json …).

Phase-registry phases citing it: phase:u-zr:a20-orthorhombic, phase:u-zr:bcc-a2, phase:u-zr:fcc-a1, phase:u-zr:hcp-a3, phase:u-zr:liquid, phase:u-zr:u-tetragonal, phase:u-zr:uzr2-delta

Availability

Read by ORCHID: yes (values_extracted). Open-access licence (Crossref license field): none deposited. Crossref is-referenced-by count: 76 (retrieved 2026-10-23).

Relations

Cited by (Crossref reference lists) (15)

• Calorimetric Study of Phase Stability and Phase Transformation in U-xZr (x = 2, 5, 10 wt pct) Alloys (2015) [crossref_reference_list]
• Thermodynamic Assessment of the U-Sn System and Extension to the U-Zr-Sn System (2021) [crossref_reference_list]
• Thermodynamic Assessment of the U-Ti-Zr System and Atomic Mobility of Its bcc Phase (2025) [crossref_reference_list]
• A thermodynamic description of the U−Ti−Zr system (2018) [crossref_reference_list]
• The SGTE collection of binary datasets (2025) [crossref_reference_list]
• CALPHAD modeling and ab initio calculations of the Np-U-Zr system (2018) [crossref_reference_list]
• Laves phases in the U – Mo – Zr system (2021) [crossref_reference_list]
• Thermodynamic evaluation of the Np–Zr system using CALPHAD and ab initio methods (2014) [crossref_reference_list]
• Contribution to the thermodynamic description of the corium – The U-Zr-O system (2018) [crossref_reference_list]
• Thermodynamic modeling of the U-Nb-Zr ternary system (2019) [crossref_reference_list]
• Thermodynamic analysis for molten corium stratification with U-Zr-O-Fe database (2023) [crossref_reference_list]
• A modern reappraisal of the U-Zr phase diagram (2025) [crossref_reference_list]
• Experimentally Known Properties of U-10Zr Alloys: A Critical Review (2018) [crossref_reference_list]
• Thermodynamic Modeling of Phase Equilibria in the U–Zr–N System (2021) [crossref_reference_list]
• Contribution to the thermodynamics of key zirconium-based binary systems for severe nuclear accident assessment (2026) [crossref_reference_list]

References (Crossref, publisher-deposited) (21)

• The U-Zr (Uranium-Zirconium) system (1989) [crossref_reference_list]
• Thermodynamic activity measurements of U-Zr alloys by knudsen effusion mass spectrometry (1988) [crossref_reference_list]
• Heat capacity measurements of U0.80Zr0.20 and U0.80Mo0.20 alloys from room temperature to 1300 K (1989) [crossref_reference_list]
• The Thermo-Calc databank system (1985) [crossref_reference_list]
• SGTE data for pure elements (1991) [crossref_reference_list]
• Progress in the thermodynamic modelling of the O–U–Zr ternary system (2004) [crossref_reference_list]
• Thermodynamic investigation of the galvanizing systems, I: Refinement of the thermodynamic description for the Fe–Zn system (2009) [crossref_reference_list]
• An improved thermodynamic modeling of the Fe–Cr system down to zero kelvin coupled with key experiments (2011) [crossref_reference_list]
• Reassessment of the Ce–Ni binary system supported by key experiments and ab initio calculations (2007) [crossref_reference_list]
• Density-functional study of Zr-based actinide alloys: 2. U–Pu–Zr system (2009) [crossref_reference_list]
• Thermodynamic modelling of the O–U–Zr system (1998) [crossref_reference_list]
• Thermodynamic assessment of the Pu-U, Pu-Zr, and Pu-U-Zr systems (1999) [crossref_reference_list]
• Thermodynamic assessment of the Fe–U, U–Zr and Fe–U–Zr systems (1998) [crossref_reference_list]
• Algebraic Representation of Thermodynamic Properties and the Classification of Solutions (1948) [crossref_reference_list]
• Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamic Properties in the Fe-Cr System (2010) [crossref_reference_list]
• Special points for Brillouin-zone integrations (1976) [crossref_reference_list]
• Efficient iterative schemes for <i>ab initio</i> total-energy calculations using a plane-wave basis set (1996) [crossref_reference_list]
• From ultrasoft pseudopotentials to the projector augmented-wave method (1999) [crossref_reference_list]
• Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple (1996) [crossref_reference_list]
• THE STABILITY AND EXISTENCE RANGE OF THE ZIRCONIUM-URANIUM EPSILON PHASE (1956) [crossref_reference_list]
• THE URANIUM-RICH END OF THE URANIUM-ZIRCONIUM SYSTEM. Final Report- Metallurgy Program 3.1.3. (1962) [crossref_reference_list]

Cites (values carry this citation) (4)

• The U-Zr (Uranium-Zirconium) system (1989) — 4 values [orchid_extraction]
• Progress in the thermodynamic modelling of the O–U–Zr ternary system (2004) — 4 values [orchid_extraction]
• THE STABILITY AND EXISTENCE RANGE OF THE ZIRCONIUM-URANIUM EPSILON PHASE (1956) — 2 values [orchid_extraction]
• THE URANIUM-RICH END OF THE URANIUM-ZIRCONIUM SYSTEM. Final Report- Metallurgy Program 3.1.3. (1962) — 2 values [orchid_extraction]

TDB files modelling its system (2)

• tdb:UZr-13Xio.tdb [orchid_literature_model_link]
• tdb:UZr-13Xio.tdb [sgte_tdb_header]

Reassessed by (3)

• CALPHAD modeling and ab initio calculations of the Np-U-Zr system (2018) [citation+same-system]
• Contribution to the thermodynamic description of the corium – The U-Zr-O system (2018) [citation+same-system]
• A modern reappraisal of the U-Zr phase diagram (2025) [citation+same-system]

Reassesses (cites an earlier assessment of the same system) (3)

• Progress in the thermodynamic modelling of the O–U–Zr ternary system (2004) [citation+same-system]
• Thermodynamic modelling of the O–U–Zr system (1998) [citation+same-system]
• Thermodynamic assessment of the Fe–U, U–Zr and Fe–U–Zr systems (1998) [citation+same-system]

Data papers used (4)

• The U-Zr (Uranium-Zirconium) system (1989) — 4 values [orchid_extraction]
• Progress in the thermodynamic modelling of the O–U–Zr ternary system (2004) — 4 values [orchid_extraction]
• THE STABILITY AND EXISTENCE RANGE OF THE ZIRCONIUM-URANIUM EPSILON PHASE (1956) — 2 values [orchid_extraction]
• THE URANIUM-RICH END OF THE URANIUM-ZIRCONIUM SYSTEM. Final Report- Metallurgy Program 3.1.3. (1962) — 2 values [orchid_extraction]