Corrosion testing of Type 304L stainless steel for waste tank applications

Conference · Tue Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:10133389

Wiersma, B J; Mickalonis, J I

AISI Type 304L stainless steel will be the material of construction for hazardous waste storage tanks. The corrosion behavior of 304L was characterized in simulated waste solutions using potentiodynamic polarization, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and long term immersion tests. The results were correlated to assess the use of corrosion characteristics determined by electrochemical techniques for predicting long term corrosion behavior. The corrosion behaviors of Type A537 carbon steel and Incoloy 825 were also evaluated. A good correlation was found between the results from the electrochemical techniques and the immersion tests.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 10133389
• Report Number(s): WSRC-MS--90-317; CONF-911179--4; ON: DE92010097
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
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42 ENGINEERING
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CORROSION
CORROSION AND EROSION
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
MATERIALS TESTING
SPECTROSCOPY
STAINLESS STEEL-304L
TANKS
TRANSPORT AND STORAGE FACILITIES
WASTE DISPOSAL AND STORAGE
WASTE STORAGE