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Title: High strength alloys for high temperature service in liquid-salt cooled energy systems

Abstract

An essentially cobalt-free alloy consists essentially of, in terms of weight percent: 6.3 to 7.2 Cr, 0.5 to 2 Al, 0 to 5 Fe, 0.7 to 0.8 Mn, 9 to 12.5 Mo, 0 to 6 Ta, 0.75 to 3.5 Ti, 0.01 to 0.25 Nb, 0.2 to 0.6 W, 0.02 to 0.04 C, 0 to 0.001 B, 0.0001 to 0.002 N, balance Ni. The alloy is characterized by a .gamma.' microstructural component in the range of 3 to 17.6 weight percent of the total composition. The alloy is further characterized by, at 850.degree. C., a yield strength of at least 60 Ksi, a tensile strength of at least 70 Ksi, a creep rupture life at 12 Ksi of at least 700 hours, and a corrosion rate, expressed in weight loss [g/(cm.sup.2sec)]10.sup.-11 during a 1000 hour immersion in liquid FLiNaK at 850.degree. C., in the range of 5.5 to 17.

Inventors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1338928
Patent Number(s):
9,540,714
Application Number:
13/834,985
Assignee:
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2013 Mar 15
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

Citation Formats

Holcomb, David E., Muralidharan, Govindarajan, and Wilson, Dane F. High strength alloys for high temperature service in liquid-salt cooled energy systems. United States: N. p., 2017. Web.
Holcomb, David E., Muralidharan, Govindarajan, & Wilson, Dane F. High strength alloys for high temperature service in liquid-salt cooled energy systems. United States.
Holcomb, David E., Muralidharan, Govindarajan, and Wilson, Dane F. 2017. "High strength alloys for high temperature service in liquid-salt cooled energy systems". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1338928.
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