A comparative review of the aqueous corrosion of glasses, crystalline ceramics, and metals

• Published in: Npj Materials degradation Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 1 - 17
• Main Authors: Frankel, Gerald S., Vienna, John D., Lian, Jie, Scully, John R., Gin, Stephane, Ryan, Joseph V., Wang, Jianwei, Kim, Seong H., Windl, Wolfgang, Du, Jincheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 03.05.2018; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Research; Springer; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 639/301/1023/1026; 639/301/1023/218; Ceramics; Chemistry and Materials Science; Corrosion; Corrosion and Coatings; Crystal structure; Crystallinity; Degradation; Electrochemistry; MATERIALS SCIENCE; Nuclear Experiment; Nuclear Theory; Physics; Radioactive wastes; Review Article; Structural Materials; Tribology
• ISSN: 2397-2106; 2397-2106
• DOI: 10.1038/s41529-018-0037-2

All materials can suffer from environmental degradation; the rate and extent of degradation depend on the details of the material composition and structure as well as the environment. The corrosion of silicate glasses, crystalline ceramics, and metals, particularly as related to nuclear waste forms, has received a lot of attention. The corrosion phenomena and mechanisms of these materials are different, but also have many similarities. This review compares and contrasts the mechanisms of environmental degradation of glass, crystalline ceramics, and metals, with the goal of identifying commonalities that can seed synergistic activities and advance the current knowledge in each area.