Study on the corrosion behavior of 316H stainless steel in molten NaCl-KCl-MgCl2 salts with and without purification

Subjects: Physics >> Nuclear Physics submitted time 2023-11-16

Hua Ai Xinmei Yang Huajian Liu Bingchuan Chen Ling Han Hua Sun Yanjun Chen Yuan Qian Jian-Qiang Wang

Abstract： The corrosion behavior of 316H stainless steel (SS) in the impure and purified NaCl-KCl-MgCl2 salt was investigated at 700 °C . Results indicate that the main deleterious impurity induced corrosion in the impure salt was the absorbed moisture, present in the form of MgCl2·6H2O. 316H SS occurred severe intergranular corrosion with a corrosion depth of 130 μm for 1000 h in the impure NaCl-KCl-MgCl2 salt. In contrast, the purification treatment of molten chloride salt by the dissolved Mg metal can remove the absorbed moisture, and the corresponding reactions were also discussed. As a result, the corrosiveness of NaCl-KCl-MgCl2 salt is reduced significantly. 316H SS occurred slight uniform corrosion with a depth of less than 5 μm for 3000 h in the purified NaCl-KCl-MgCl2 salt.


 

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