Corrosion of 304 stainless steel in static liquid lithium under high vacuum

Meng, X. C.; Huang, M.; Li, C. L.; Xu, W.; Sun, Z.; Qian, Y. Z.; Li, L.; Yuan, X. L.; Huang, J. J.; Gao, X.; Li, J. G.; Zuo, G. Z.; Hu, J. S.

doi:10.1016/j.nme.2020.100823

Title: Corrosion of 304 stainless steel in static liquid lithium under high vacuum

Abstract

To study the compatibility especially the corrosion characteristic of structural material stainless steel (SS) with liquid lithium (Li) is an important factor for the simultaneous application of liquid Li and SS as a blanket material or potential plasma facing material (PFM) in future fusion devices. Here, the corrosion behaviors of 304SS exposed to liquid Li at 700 K for 1320 hr under high vacuum were investigated. After exposure to liquid Li, 304SS produces non-uniform corrosion which includes corrosion products and grain boundary corrosion. Compared with the corrosion behaviors at 600 K and 640 K, temperature plays an important role in the corrosion behaviors of 304SS in static liquid Li. The weight loss, corrosion depth and corrosion products of 304SS specimens increase with the corrosion temperature. In general, the compatibility between 304SS and static liquid Li is relatively good under the experimental conditions. And besides, it is unexpectedly found that the compatibility of copper with Li is not good.

Authors:

Meng, X. C. ^[1]; Huang, M. ^[2]; Li, C. L. ^[2]; Xu, W. ^[1]; Sun, Z. ^[3]; Qian, Y. Z. ^[2]; Li, L. ^[2]; Yuan, X. L. ^[2]; Huang, J. J. ^[4]; Gao, X. ^[5]; Li, J. G. ^[5]; Zuo, G. Z. ^[2]; Hu, J. S. ^[6]

Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center (China); Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei (China)
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei (China)
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei (China); Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)
Shenzhen Univ. (China)
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei (China); Shenzhen Univ. (China)
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei (China); CAS Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic and Energy Conservation Materials, Hefei (China)

Publication Date:: Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 EDT 2020

Research Org.:: Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: National Nature Science Foundation of China

OSTI Identifier:: 1818376

Grant/Contract Number:: 11905138; 11775261; 11625524; 11905254; 11905148

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Nuclear Materials and Energy

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 25; Journal ID: ISSN 2352-1791

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; Corrosion behavior; Liquid lithium; 304SS; Compatibility

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                    Meng, X. C., Huang, M., Li, C. L., Xu, W., Sun, Z., Qian, Y. Z., Li, L., Yuan, X. L., Huang, J. J., Gao, X., Li, J. G., Zuo, G. Z., and Hu, J. S. Corrosion of 304 stainless steel in static liquid lithium under high vacuum.  United States: N. p., 2020. 
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                    Meng, X. C., Huang, M., Li, C. L., Xu, W., Sun, Z., Qian, Y. Z., Li, L., Yuan, X. L., Huang, J. J., Gao, X., Li, J. G., Zuo, G. Z., & Hu, J. S. Corrosion of 304 stainless steel in static liquid lithium under high vacuum.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nme.2020.100823

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                    Meng, X. C., Huang, M., Li, C. L., Xu, W., Sun, Z., Qian, Y. Z., Li, L., Yuan, X. L., Huang, J. J., Gao, X., Li, J. G., Zuo, G. Z., and Hu, J. S. Wed .  
"Corrosion of 304 stainless steel in static liquid lithium under high vacuum".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nme.2020.100823.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1818376.

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  title        = {Corrosion of 304 stainless steel in static liquid lithium under high vacuum},

  author       = {Meng, X. C. and Huang, M. and Li, C. L. and Xu, W. and Sun, Z. and Qian, Y. Z. and Li, L. and Yuan, X. L. and Huang, J. J. and Gao, X. and Li, J. G. and Zuo, G. Z. and Hu, J. S.},

  abstractNote = {To study the compatibility especially the corrosion characteristic of structural material stainless steel (SS) with liquid lithium (Li) is an important factor for the simultaneous application of liquid Li and SS as a blanket material or potential plasma facing material (PFM) in future fusion devices. Here, the corrosion behaviors of 304SS exposed to liquid Li at 700 K for 1320 hr under high vacuum were investigated. After exposure to liquid Li, 304SS produces non-uniform corrosion which includes corrosion products and grain boundary corrosion. Compared with the corrosion behaviors at 600 K and 640 K, temperature plays an important role in the corrosion behaviors of 304SS in static liquid Li. The weight loss, corrosion depth and corrosion products of 304SS specimens increase with the corrosion temperature. In general, the compatibility between 304SS and static liquid Li is relatively good under the experimental conditions. And besides, it is unexpectedly found that the compatibility of copper with Li is not good.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.nme.2020.100823},

  journal      = {Nuclear Materials and Energy},

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  volume       = 25,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 EDT 2020},

  month        = {Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 EDT 2020}

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