Table 3: The data of the EDX spectra of the YSZ-Ni cermet specimen after aging in Ar-5 vol% Н2 gas atmosphere with an admixture of 18 vol% H2S.

Chemical element and X-ray series Spectrum 4 (Ni-phase) Spectrum 5 (Zr-phase) Spectrum 6 (boundary) Specimen surface layer Specimen core
wt% at% wt% at% wt% at% wt% at% wt% at%
O K 25.96 56.26 28.71 69.11 26.02 64.35 17.14 47.53 14.49 42.82
S K - - - - - - 0.27 0.37 0.12 0.18
Ni K 74.04 43.74 3.03 1.99 20.33 11.36 44.15 33.36 44.24 35.62
Y L - - 7.99 3.46 6.81 3.24 4.07 2.03 4.24 2.25
Zr L - - 60.27 25.44 46.84 21.05 34.37 16.71 36.91 19.13