EVALUATION OF IRON- AND NICKEL-BASE ALLOYS FOR MEDIUM AND HIGH TEMPERATURE REACTOR APPLICATIONS. PART I
The behavior of austenitic and ferritic stainless steels, iron -- chromium --aluminum base alloys and nickel-base superalloys, in medium and high temperature simulated reactor environments, was evaluated. Hastelloy alloys X, N, and F were the most resistant of the alloys tested to dry, purified CO/sub 2/ up to 1100 deg C (2012 deg F) and ambient pressure. AlSI 316 SS, 347 SS and 446 SS were affected least by exposure to pure water at 360 deg C (680 deg F) and 3200 psi pressure. Some Fe--Cr--Al base alloys rated best in their combined oxidation and corrosion resistance; among these the AISI 406 SS, a commercial alloy commonly used as electrical resistance heating element material, was most promising as an economic fuel cladding and a reactor core component material, especially for gas-cooled reactors to maximum temperatures of 816 deg C (1500 deg F). (auth)
- Research Organization:
- General Electric Co. Hanford Atomic Products Operation, richland, Wash.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AT(45-1)-1350
- NSA Number:
- NSA-15-029701
- OSTI ID:
- 4840492
- Report Number(s):
- HW-67715
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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