ERDL-NPFO QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT NUMBER FOURTEEN ON METALLURGY FOR OCTOBER THROUGH DECEMBER 1960

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1961

OSTI ID:4084604

A series of 50-hr auteoclave tests was performed on Monel and nickel specimens. The results, along with the results from the 200-hr tests, indicated that the corrosive attack of nickel substantially decreased after 200 hr of exposure, whereas the rate for Monel appears to be constant over the same time span. To further investigate the temporal behavior of the corrosion rate, a series of 2000-hr tests was initiated. A total of 614 hr of test time was accumulated in the first series. Testing of the bimetal model vessels (MOD SX-4) and the Inconel model vessels (MOD SX-7) was intiated. Approximately 510 hr of test time were accumulated. Testing of the bimetal miniature vessels (MIN 15 and 16) and the Inconel miniature vessels (MIN 10 and 11) was initiated. Approximately 510 hr of test time were accumulated. (For preceding period see MND-E-2011.) (auth)

• Research Organization: Martin Co. Nuclear Div., Baltimore
• NSA Number: NSA-15-011523
• OSTI ID: 4084604
• Report Number(s): MND-E-2012
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

AUTOCLAVES
CORROSION
MATERIALS TESTING
METALS, CERAMICS, AND OTHER MATERIALS
NICKEL ALLOYS
PRESSURE VESSELS