Modelling of intergranular corrosion using cellular automata, 1; Characteristics and corrosion rates of stainless steels in modified nuclear reprocessing solution

セルオートマトン法を用いた粒界腐食のモデル化,1; 核燃料再処理模擬溶液中でのステンレス鋼の腐食速度とその特徴

山本 正弘 ; 入澤 恵理子 ; 五十嵐 誉廣  ; 小松 篤史 ; 加藤 千明   ; 上野 文義  

Yamamoto, Masahiro; Irisawa, Eriko; Igarashi, Takahiro; Komatsu, Atsushi; Kato, Chiaki; Ueno, Fumiyoshi

核燃料再処理溶液中で粒界腐食現象を評価した。腐食速度は初期に徐々に増加し、その後定常値に達する。これは初期には粒界部の腐食が進み、その後粒界全体が腐食して粒の脱離が発生するためである。定常的な腐食速度は粒界部の腐食と粒子の脱離を足し合わせた値になる。腐食した試料の表面や断面の観察より、粒界腐食速度は、粒界と粒内の腐食速度の比が重要なパラメータとなり、この比率は個々の粒界ごとに分布が存在していることを明らかにした。以上の結果はセルオートマトン法を用いた粒界シミュレーションモデルに反映された。今回はこれらの結果を報告する。

Intergranular corrosion phenomena were analysed using modified reprocessing solution. The data indicated that corrosion rates increased with time at the initial stage, and these stayed at constant value. Intergranular corrosion propagated at grain boundary in the initial stage and then attacked whole grain boundary causing drop out of grains. Corrosion rates of steady state were sum of intergranular corrosion amounts and weight losses of dropped grains. Surface appearances and cross sections of corroded samples were analyzed. The results indicated that the initial stage of intergranular corrosion was characterized by the ratio of corrosion rates between grain boundary and matrix. These ratios differed from individual grain boundaries. Total corrosion rates were affected by the distribution of these ratios. These data were based on the numerical modelling of intergranular corrosion using cellular automata. And also, calculated results were compared with these analytical data.