Development of titanium diffusion barrier coatings for mitigation of fuel-cladding chemical interactions

► Metallic titanium coating was deposited using electrophoretic deposition method. ► Deposition and sintering parameters were optimized to achieve the best coating quality. ► Fuel-cladding chemical interaction is reduced by Ti diffusion barrier coatings. ► Co-axial EPD was used to coat inside cladding tubular geometry.