Influence of Temperature and Lithium Purity on Corrosion of Ferrous Alloys in a Flowing Lithium Environment

摘要

Corrosion data have been obtained on ferritic HT-9 and Fe-9Cr-1Mo steel and austenitic Type 316 stainless steel in a flowing lithium environment at temperatures between 372 and 538 deg C. The corrosion behavior is evaluated by measurements of weight loss as a function of time and temperature. A metallographic characterization of materials exposed to a flowing lithium environment is presented. (ERA citation 11:032167)