Effects of alloying elements on the corrosion behavior of Ni-based alloys in molten NaCl-KCl-MgCl2 salt at different temperatures

By Huan Sun, Peng Zhang, Jianqiang Wang. Corrosion Science, 2018

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Abstract The effects of alloying elements on corrosion of Ni-based alloys in NaCl-KCl-MgCl2 under Ar in the temperature range of 600∼800 °C were investigated by immersion test, SEM/EDS, EPMA and XRD techniques. A thermodynamic potential-pO2− diagram for Cr, Ni at 700 °C was constructed. The alloy corrosion is attributed to the dissolution of Cr to form Cr chlorides into salt. The elements Cr, Mo and W can affect the alloy corrosion. The corrosion is accelerated and the intergranular corrosion becomes more pronounced with temperature. Furthermore, the effects of the alloying elements on corrosion have a strong temperature dependence. The related mechanisms are discussed.

Subfields: Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering

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