Dissolution of a 316L stainless steel vessel by a pool of molten aluminum

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10140451· OSTI ID:10140451

Tutu, N K; Finfrock, C C; Lara, J D; Schwarz, C E; Greene, G A

Two experiments to study the dissolution of a torospherical stainless steel vessel by an isothermal pool of molten aluminum have been performed. The test vessels consisted of 24 inch diameter 316L stainless steel ``ASME Flanged and Dished Heads.`` The nominal values of the average melt temperatures for the two tests were: 977{degree}C and 1007{degree}C. The measurements of the dissolution depth as a function of the position along the vessel surface showed the dissolution to be spatially highly non-uniform. Large variations in the dissolution depth with respect to the azimuthal coordinate were also observed. The maximum value of the measured time averaged dissolution rate was found to be 5.05 mm/hr, and this occurred near the edge of the molten pool. The concentration measurements indicated that the molten pool was highly stratified with respect to the concentration of stainless steel in the melt (molten aluminum-stainless steel solution).

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 10140451
• Report Number(s): BNL--52366; ON: DE93010872
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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