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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2001
Gunnar Hultquist, Stallarholmen, SE;
Magnus Limbäck, Västerås, SE;
Gunnar Wikmark, Uppsala, SE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a component () comprising an element (), which contains zirconium or a zirconium alloy and which has a surface () on which a corrosion protective layer () is formed, the oxide layer () comprising zirconium oxide. The component () is intended to be in an oxidising environment () and said oxide layer () has an outer surface () towards said oxidising environment (). The element () comprises a layer (), that borders said surface () and comprises hydrogen and at least one metal from the group of lanthanum elements and/or from the group platinum metals and/or yttrium which in its elemental form or as an oxide have the ability to effectively dissociate oxygen and HO. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing the component () and a nuclear facility comprising the component ().