Environmental degradation of structural materials in liquid lead-and lead-bismuth eutectic-cooled reactors

X Gong, MP Short, T Auger… - Progress in materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Liquid lead (Pb)-and lead–bismuth eutectic (LBE)-cooled fast neutron reactors (Gen-IV
LFRs) are one of the most technologically mature fission reactor technologies, due to their …

Opportunities for the LWR ATF materials development program to contribute to the LBE-cooled ADS materials qualification program

X Gong, R Li, M Sun, Q Ren, T Liu, MP Short - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2016 - Elsevier
Accelerator-driven systems (ADS) are a promising approach for nuclear waste disposal.
Nevertheless, the principal candidate materials proposed for ADS construction, such as the …

LBE corrosion fatigue life prediction of T91 steel and 316 SS using machine learning method assisted by symbol regression

S Feng, X Sun, G Chen, H Wu, X Chen - International Journal of Fatigue, 2023 - Elsevier
This study employs machine learning models assisted by symbol regression to achieve
satisfactory corrosion fatigue life prediction for T91 steel and 316L stainless steel (SS) used …

Synergy of stress and corrosion in a 12Cr ferritic/martensitic steel exposed to static liquid lead-bismuth eutectic at 550° C

J Xiao, Z Zhong, T Wen, X Yu, H Wang, K Zhao, C Liu… - Corrosion …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, uniaxial creep tests under 300, 350 and 380 MPa were performed to study the
synergy of stress and corrosion in a 12Cr ferritic/martensitic (F/M) steel exposed to static …

A refined oxidation mechanism proposed for ferritic-martensitic steels exposed to oxygen-saturated liquid lead-bismuth eutectic at 400° C for 500 h

J Xiao, X Gong, C Xiang, Z Yu, H Wang, K Zhao… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2021 - Elsevier
The structure of the oxide scales formed on three ferritic/martensitic (F/M) steels, including
HT9, T91 and CLA16 exposed to oxygen-saturated lead-bismuth eutectic (LBE) at 400° C for …

Influence of liquid lead and lead–bismuth eutectic on tensile, fatigue and creep properties of ferritic/martensitic and austenitic steels for transmutation systems

D Gorse, T Auger, JB Vogt, I Serre… - Journal of nuclear …, 2011 - Elsevier
In this paper, the tensile, fatigue and creep properties of the Ferritic/Martensitic (F/M) steel
T91 and of the Austenitic Stainless (AS) Steel 316L in lead–bismuth eutectic (LBE) or lead …

Liquid metal embrittlement sensitivity of the T91 steel in lead, in bismuth and in lead-bismuth eutectic

IP Serre, JB Vogt - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
The liquid metal embrittlement (LME) sensitivity of the martensitic T91 steel by Pb, Bi and
LBE has been studied by small punch tests at different temperatures and strain rates. The …

The role of oxide films in preventing liquid metal embrittlement of T91 steel exposed to liquid lead-bismuth eutectic

X Gong, P Marmy, Y Yin - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
The effect of oxygen concentration dissolved in liquid lead-bismuth eutectic (LBE) on the low
cycle fatigue properties of T91 ferritic-martensitic steel has been investigated under different …

Thermally-induced fracture in the oxide scale of T91 ferritic/martensitic steel after exposure to oxygen-saturated liquid lead–bismuth eutectic

Y Liu, J Du, Z Zhou, C Tian, Z Liu, Y Zhang… - Engineering Fracture …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ensuring the continuity and stability of the oxide scale to separate T91 steel from lead-
bismuth eutectic (LBE) is an effective method for limiting corrosion in the lead-based fast …

Liquid metal embrittlement susceptibility of an oxide-dispersion strengthened FeCrAl alloy in contact with liquid lead-bismuth eutectic at 350° C

H Ma, X Gong, J Zhu, H Chen, J Li, Y Liu, Q Ren… - Corrosion …, 2022 - Elsevier
Liquid metal embrittlement (LME) susceptibility of an oxide-dispersion strengthened (ODS)
Fe14Cr4. 5Al-0.5 Y 2 O 3 (wt%) alloy in lead-bismuth eutectic (LBE) at 350° C has been …