Journal
MATERIALS
Volume 16, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma16052025
Keywords
corrosion; high temperature; KCl-MgCl2; molten salt; alloy
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The corrosion resistance of 316 stainless steel (316SS) in molten KCl-MgCl2 salts at high temperatures was investigated. The corrosion rate of 316SS increased slowly with temperature below 600 degrees C, but increased dramatically at 700 degrees C. The corrosion of 316SS was mainly due to the selective dissolution of Cr and Fe at high temperatures. Impurities in the salts accelerated the dissolution process, while purification treatment reduced the corrosivity of the salts. The diffusion rate of Cr/Fe in 316SS changed more with temperature than the reaction rate of salt impurities with Cr/Fe under the experimental conditions.
The corrosion resistance of 316 stainless steel (316SS) in molten KCl-MgCl2 salts was studied through static immersion corrosion at high temperatures. Below 600 degrees C, the corrosion rate of 316SS increased slowly with increasing temperature. When the salt temperature rises to 700 degrees C, the corrosion rate of 316SS increases dramatically. The corrosion of 316SS is mainly due to the selective dissolution of Cr and Fe at high temperatures. The impurities in molten KCl-MgCl2 salts could accelerate the dissolution of Cr and Fe atoms in the grain boundary of 316SS, and purification treatment can reduce the corrosivity of KCl-MgCl2 salts. Under the experimental conditions, the diffusion rate of Cr/Fe in 316SS changed more with temperature than the reaction rate of salt impurities with Cr/Fe.
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