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 …

Challenges and coating solutions for wear and corrosion inside Lead Bismuth Eutectic: A review

E Serag, B Caers, P Schuurmans, S Lucas… - Surface and Coatings …, 2022 - Elsevier
The review starts with introducing lead‑bismuth-eutectic (LBE) and challenges faced by
immersed mechanical components. The bulk of the review is about methods to mitigate LBE …

A review of steel corrosion by liquid lead and lead–bismuth

J Zhang - Corrosion Science, 2009 - Elsevier
Liquid metal technologies for liquid lead and lead–bismuth alloy are under wide
investigation and development for advanced nuclear energy systems and waste …

Mixed convection in pipe and duct flows with strong magnetic fields

O Zikanov, I Belyaev, Y Listratov… - Applied …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
An imposed strong magnetic field suppresses turbulence and profoundly changes the
nature of the flow of an electrically conducting fluid. We consider this effect for the case of …

[HTML][HTML] A comparative study on the corrosion performance of four FeCrAl alloys with different Cr contents in contact with oxygen-saturated LBE

H Wang, G Liang, C Meng, X An, Y Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
The corrosion behavior of a series of FeCrAl alloys with four Cr contents was investigated in
static oxygen-saturated liquid lead–bismuth eutectic (LBE) at 600° C for 720 h. The oxidation …

Influence of coating thickness on microstructure, mechanical and LBE corrosion performance of amorphous AlCrFeTiNb high-entropy alloy coatings

J Yang, K Zhao, G Wang, C Deng, N Liu… - Surface and Coatings …, 2022 - Elsevier
The AlCrFeTiNb HEA coatings with different thickness were specially designed and
successfully deposited on F/M steel tube using magnetron sputtering method. The …

Models of liquid metal corrosion

J Zhang, P Hosemann, S Maloy - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2010 - Elsevier
In the present study, models for liquid metal corrosion are reviewed and their applications in
nuclear reactor engineering are discussed. The paper presents mathematical analysis of …

The effects of stress on corrosion behavior of SIMP martensitic steel in static liquid lead-bismuth eutectic

B Li, Q Liao, H Zhang, T Shen, F Ge, N Daghbouj - Corrosion Science, 2021 - Elsevier
As for a newly developed tempered martensitic steel, SIMP with 1.4 wt.% Si, used in the
Chinese Initiative Accelerator Driven System (CiADS), so it is worth investigating the stress …

Review on corrosion-wear resistance performance of materials in molten aluminum and its alloys

X Zhang, W Chen - Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 2015 - Elsevier
The failure caused by the corrosion-wear of molten aluminum and its alloys is one of the
main problems in aluminum industry. In this work, the resistance behavior of various …

Corrosion behavior of magnetron sputtering Fe31Cr20Al17Ti16Nb16 high entropy coating in liquid lead-bismuth eutectic with different oxygen concentration at 500° C

J Liang, J Yang, W Zhang, K Zhao, J Xiao… - Surface and Coatings …, 2024 - Elsevier
The major concern of the structure integrity of lead cooled reactor is the corrosion behavior
of fuel cladding and other core internal materials. Magnetron sputtering technology is …