CORROSION STUDIES IN ORGANIC COOLANTS FOR NUCLEAR REACTORS
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:4636313
As part of the ORGE L program, static corrosion tests in organic coolants were carried out. Sintered aluminum powder product of different tynes, carbon steel, stainless steel, magnesium, beryllium, sod niobium were tested between 400 and 450 deg C, in autoclaves and pyrex capsules containing a mixture of terphenyls. Exposure times ranged from 24 to 2000 hours. The influence of additions of water, oxygen, and chlorine was studied. Sintered Al, steels, and Be show a good resistance to pure terphenyls, Mg is heavily oxidized, and Nb can be severely hydrided. Water additions accelerate iron corrosion and chlorine enhances the corrosion of both carbon and stainless steels. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- European Atomic Energy Community. Nuclear Research Center, Ispra, Italy
- NSA Number:
- NSA-17-037478
- OSTI ID:
- 4636313
- Report Number(s):
- EUR-379.e; CONF-28-6
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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ALUMINUM
BERYLLIUM
CAPSULES
CARBON STEELS
CHLORINE
CORROSION
GLASS
IRON
MAGNESIUM
MAGNESIUM OXIDES
MATERIALS TESTING
METALS, CERAMICS, AND OTHER MATERIALS
MIXING
NIOBIUM
NIOBIUM HYDRIDES
ORGANIC COOLANT
ORGEL REACTOR
OXYGEN
POLYPHENYLS
PRESSURE VESSELS
PYREX
RESEARCH REACTORS
SINTERED MATERIALS
STAINLESS STEELS
TEMPERATURE
VESSELS
WATER
BERYLLIUM
CAPSULES
CARBON STEELS
CHLORINE
CORROSION
GLASS
IRON
MAGNESIUM
MAGNESIUM OXIDES
MATERIALS TESTING
METALS, CERAMICS, AND OTHER MATERIALS
MIXING
NIOBIUM
NIOBIUM HYDRIDES
ORGANIC COOLANT
ORGEL REACTOR
OXYGEN
POLYPHENYLS
PRESSURE VESSELS
PYREX
RESEARCH REACTORS
SINTERED MATERIALS
STAINLESS STEELS
TEMPERATURE
VESSELS
WATER