Research progress of oxidation and corrosion of iron base alloy by high temperature alkali metals

Borui CHEN; Yugao MA; Zaiyong MA; Liangming PAN; Simiao TANG; Longxiang ZHU; Qiang LIAN

doi:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2025.hjs.48.240513

NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 48, Issue 7, 070008(2025)

Research progress of oxidation and corrosion of iron base alloy by high temperature alkali metals

Borui CHEN^1,2, Yugao MA³, Zaiyong MA^1,2、*, Liangming PAN^1,2, Simiao TANG^1,2, Longxiang ZHU^1,2, and Qiang LIAN^1,2

¹Key Laboratory of Low-grade Energy Utilization Technologies and Systems, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China

²Department of Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China

³Science and Technology on Reactor System Design Technology Laboratory, Nuclear Power Institute of China, Chengdu 610213, China

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Fig. 1. "CORRONa" corrosion test device

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Fig. 2. Schematic diagram of dynamic corrosion test loop (color online)^[6]

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Fig. 3. Oxide layer and carbonized particles (316 stainless steel, 650 ℃, 250 h, 189 μg∙g^-1)^[16]

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Fig. 4. GDOES elemental analysis (316 stainless steel, 650 ℃, 250 h, 189 μg∙g^-1) (color online)^[16]

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Fig. 5. EPMA X-ray mapping of Gr. 92 specimen exposed to sodium for 1 583 h at 650 ℃ (color online)^[6]

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Table 1. Solubility parameters of substances in liquid sodium^[12]
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Table 1. Solubility parameters of substances in liquid sodium^[12]
元素
Element
温度 / K
Temperature
A B
Cr 948~1 198 9.35 -9 010
Ni 613~973 2.07 -1 570
Fe 658~973 4.72 -4 116
Mo 1 073~1 273 3.27 -3 962
Mn 550~820 3.640 -3 602
Pb 392~517 10.06 -2 465
O₂ 373~828 6.24 -2 447
C 763~1 105 7.65 -5 970

Table 2. Oxidation and corrosion rate models

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Table 2. Oxidation and corrosion rate models

作者Author	类型Type	关系式Expression	年份Year
Furukawa^[19]	氧化腐蚀深度Depth	$l o g R_{c} = 0.85 + 1.5 l o g C_{O} - 3.9 \times 10^{3} / (t + 273)$	2009
Fazio^[9]	氧化腐蚀深度Depth	$l o g R_{c} = 2.44 + 1.5 l o g C_{O} - (\frac{18 000}{2.3 R T})$	2017
Maruyama^[23]	氧化腐蚀深度Depth	$R_{c} = 3.08 \times 10^{5} C_{_{O_{2}}}^{0.8} e x p (- \frac{22 000}{R T} - 0.005 9 \frac{L}{D})$	1982
Jaech^[27]	损失质量Mass loss	$C R_{c} = v^{0.903} C_{O}^{1.088} e x p \{12.538 - [\frac{- 23 000}{T + 460}] - \frac{0.006 94 L}{d}\}$	1965
Jaech^[27]	沉积质量 Sedimentary quality	$C R_{d} = v^{0.812} C_{O}^{0.866} e x p \{\begin{array}{l} 15.265 - [\frac{- 23.705}{T + 460}] - \frac{0.002 57 L}{d} \\ + \frac{37.33 Δ T}{T + 460} - 0.024 7 Δ T \end{array}\}$	1965
Weeks^[28]	氧化腐蚀深度Depth	$R = \frac{7.93 \times 10^{11} T}{x_{F e}} [{(\frac{[O]}{O_{s a t}})}^{2 x_{F e}} e x p (- \frac{50 300}{R T})] [1 - ε {(\frac{L}{D})}^{2}]$	1973
Shin^[29]	损失质量Mass loss rate	$S = 1.152 \times 10^{- 14} \frac{C_{C r}^{- 0.089 2} C_{O}^{' 4.6}}{R T} t - 7.7 \times 10^{- 4} \frac{C_{C r}^{2.89} C_{O}^{' 2.68}}{R T}$	2016
Zhang^[8]	损失质量Mass loss rate	$R = k_{i, m} ρ_{i}^{L} (X_{i, e q}^{L} - X_{i, b}^{L}) {(ρ_{i}^{S} X_{i, b}^{S} - ρ_{i}^{L} X_{i, e q}^{L})}^{- 1}$	2023

Table 3. Oxidation corrosion inhibitor materials and coating types

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Table 3. Oxidation corrosion inhibitor materials and coating types

作者 Author	涂层成分 Coating composition	铁基合金 Iron base alloy	测试温度 Test temperature
Farwick^[34]	Cr_xC, Al, Ni	316不锈钢316 stainless steel	200~650 ℃
Lee^[35]	SiC, Si₃N₄	Gr.92	650 ℃
Ravi^[36]	Al₂O₃, PSZ	316不锈钢316 stainless steel	400 ℃
Rouillard^[33]	Ni, Al	T91, 316不锈钢T91,316 stainless steel	550 ℃
Suzuki^[37]	钼基合金Mo base alloy	奥氏体钢Austenite steel	700 ℃
Varghese^[3]	陶瓷Ceramics	316不锈钢316 stainless steel	400 ℃

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Borui CHEN, Yugao MA, Zaiyong MA, Liangming PAN, Simiao TANG, Longxiang ZHU, Qiang LIAN. Research progress of oxidation and corrosion of iron base alloy by high temperature alkali metals[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2025, 48(7): 070008

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Category: Special Issue on The First Academic Annual Conference of the Research Reactor and Innovative Reactor Association of Chinese Nuclear Society and Advanced Nuclear Power System Reactor Engineering

Received: Dec. 13, 2024

Accepted: --

Published Online: Sep. 15, 2025

The Author Email: Zaiyong MA (MAZaiyong)

DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2025.hjs.48.240513

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