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Effect of chromuium, aluminum, and titanium on the corrosion resistance of nickel in molten sodium sulfate and chloride

Journal Article · · Met. Sci. Heat Treat. Met. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:6122371
The author reports on a study whose purpose was to determine the corrosion of binary nickel alloys, containing aluminum, titanium and chromium, in molten sodium sulfate and chloride. The work was undertaken because under operating conditions, gas-turbine materials are subject to oxidation and high-temperature corrosion caused by contact with molten salt based on sodium sulfate formed during fuel combustion. It is concluded that: on alloying nickel with chromium, resistance to sulfide corrosion increases, but with aluminum and titanium it is reduced; alloying nickel with aluminum, titanium (up to 6-8 %) and chromium (up to 10-12 %) leads to an increase in its resistance to the action of molten sodium chloride; and, binary Ni-Al, Ni-Ti and ternary Ni-Al-Ti alloys have a lower corrosion resistance in sodium solfate than in sodium chloride.
Research Organization:
Institute of Casting Problems, Academy of Sciences of the Ukranian SSR, Kiev
OSTI ID:
6122371
Journal Information:
Met. Sci. Heat Treat. Met. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Met. Sci. Heat Treat. Met. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 27:3; ISSN MHTRA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English