Comparison of the corrosion behavior of austenitic and ferritic/martensitic steels exposed to static liquid Pb-Bi at 450 and 550 C

Kurata, Yuji; Futakawa, Masatoshi; Saito, Shigeru

Journal of Nuclear Materials, 343(1-3), p.333 - 340, 2005/08

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2004.07.064

In order to study effects of temperature and alloying elements on corrosion behavior in liquid Pb-Bi which will be used for an accelerator driven system (ADS), corrosion tests of various steels were conducted under static liquid Pb-Bi condition. The tests were performed in oxygen-saturated liquid Pb-Bi at 450C and 550C for 3000h. Oxide films were formed during corrosion at 450C and 550C. Corrosion depth of steels decreased at 450C with increasing Cr content of steels. Austenitic stainless steels containing Ni didn't exhibit appreciable dissolution of Ni and Cr at 450C. The thick ferrite layer produced by dissolution of Ni and Cr was found in JPCA and type 316ss at 550C. For this reason the corrosion depth of austenitic stainless steels, JPCA and type 316ss became large. A Si-added austenitic stainless steel showed good corrosion resistance at 550C because a protective oxide film formed on the steel prevented dissolution of Ni and Cr into liquid Pb-Bi.