FLiNaK Compatability Studies with Inconel 600 and Silicon Carbide

Journal Article · Tue Jul 26 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Nuclear Engineering and Design

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2016.06.037· OSTI ID:1340428

Heatherly, Dennis Wayne ^[1]; Wilson, Dane F. ^[1]; Caja, Mario ^[2]

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1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
2. Electrochemical Systems, Inc., Knoxville, TN (United States)

A small liquid fluoride salt test apparatus has been constructed and testing conducted to examine the compatibility of SiC, Inconel 600, and a spiral wound gasket material in FLiNaK salt. These tests were conducted to test materials and sealing systems that would be used in a FLiNaK salt test loop. Three months of testing at 700oC was used to assure that these materials and seals would be acceptable operating under expected test loop conditions. The SiC specimens showed little or no change over the test period while the spiral wound gasket material showed no degradation, except for the possibility of salt seeping into the outermost spirals of the gasket. The Inconel 600 specimens showed regions of voiding which penetrated the specimen surface to about 250 m in depth. Analysis indicated that the salt had leached chrome from the Inconel surface as was expected for this material. Because the test loop will have a limited working lifetime, it was concluded that these materials would be satisfactory for loop construction.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• Grant/Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1340428
• Alternate ID(s): OSTI ID: 22615622
• Journal Information: Nuclear Engineering and Design, Journal Name: Nuclear Engineering and Design Vol. 307; ISSN 0029-5493
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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FHR
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