Where sapphire gets its blue tint mainly from iron, rubies get their pink to blood-red hue from chromium. So [NightHawkInLight]’s recipe starts with aluminum oxide grit-blasting powder and ...

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Instead of oxidizing the iron, the oxygen interacts with the chromium to create chromium oxide on the surface. The chromium oxide acts as a protective force field of sorts, blocking oxygen from ...

Metal oxide dopants, such as titanium and chromium oxides, have garnered considerable attention for their potential to increase grain size (≥ 30 µm) in UO2 fuel, purportedly enhancing fission gas ...