The oxidation behaviors under different corrosion environments and the mechanical properties before or after irradiated effects of iron based alloys and zirconium alloys were reviewed.The results reveal that the oxidation resistance of iron based alloys under different corrosion environment is superior to that of zirconium alloys.The corrosion products are different because of different chemical composition in the two alloys.The various corrosion products and corrosion curves of iron based alloys can be observed under different corrosion environments.At a certain amount of radiation

the yield strength of the zirconium alloy is the higher than that of the iron based alloy

while the short-term creep behavior is the lower than that of the iron based alloy.In addition

the irradiation growth behavior of the two kinds of alloys is different.