Constant extension rate testing of Type 304L stainless steel in simulated waste tank environments. [Type 304L stainless steel]
New tanks for storage of low level radioactive wastes will be constructed at the Savannah River Site (SRS) of AISI Type 304L stainless steel (304L). The presence of chlorides and fluorides in the wastes may induce Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) in 304L. Constant Extension Rate Tests (CERT) were performed to determine the susceptibility of 304L to SCC in simulated wastes. In five of the six tests conducted thus far 304L was not susceptible to SCC in the simulated waste environments. Conflicting results were obtained in the final test and will be resolved by further tests. For comparison purposes the CERT tests were also performed with A537 carbon steel, a material similar to that utilized for the existing nuclear waste storage tanks at SRS.
- Research Organization:
- Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-89SR18035
- OSTI ID:
- 7171846
- Report Number(s):
- WSRC-MS-91-511; CONF-920458-11; ON: DE93002807
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Corrosion '92 conference and exhibition, Nashville, TN (United States), 27 Apr - 1 May 1992
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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