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Title: Aggregation and data analysis of corrosion studies in molten chloride and fluoride salts

Abstract

Corrosion studies in molten fluoride and chloride salts were surveyed, and key data were aggregated into a single dataset. Studies were graphed by salt purity, temperature, sample material, container material, and experimental method (loop, capsule, crucible). To elucidate and quantify the factors that affect corrosion in molten salts, a data analysis using a newly-defined corrosion resistance score and a correlation analysis using techniques borrowed from machine learning were performed. It is shown that salt purity had the strongest correlation with corrosion rates in molten chlorides and fluorides. As a result, data analysis across varied works was inconsistent due to the lack of standardization among molten salt corrosion studies.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
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Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1479786
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1703232
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Nuclear Materials
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 511; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0022-3115
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; Corrosion; Molten salt; Molten salt reactor; MSR; Concentrated solar; CSP; Chloride; Fluoride

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Raiman, Stephen S., and Lee, Sangkeun. Aggregation and data analysis of corrosion studies in molten chloride and fluoride salts. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2018.07.036.
Raiman, Stephen S., & Lee, Sangkeun. Aggregation and data analysis of corrosion studies in molten chloride and fluoride salts. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2018.07.036
Raiman, Stephen S., and Lee, Sangkeun. Thu . "Aggregation and data analysis of corrosion studies in molten chloride and fluoride salts". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2018.07.036. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1479786.
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title = {Aggregation and data analysis of corrosion studies in molten chloride and fluoride salts},
author = {Raiman, Stephen S. and Lee, Sangkeun},
abstractNote = {Corrosion studies in molten fluoride and chloride salts were surveyed, and key data were aggregated into a single dataset. Studies were graphed by salt purity, temperature, sample material, container material, and experimental method (loop, capsule, crucible). To elucidate and quantify the factors that affect corrosion in molten salts, a data analysis using a newly-defined corrosion resistance score and a correlation analysis using techniques borrowed from machine learning were performed. It is shown that salt purity had the strongest correlation with corrosion rates in molten chlorides and fluorides. As a result, data analysis across varied works was inconsistent due to the lack of standardization among molten salt corrosion studies.},
doi = {10.1016/j.jnucmat.2018.07.036},
journal = {Journal of Nuclear Materials},
number = C,
volume = 511,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jul 19 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Thu Jul 19 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}

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