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NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 48, Issue 4, 040302(2025)

Effect of electrolytic purification on the corrosion of Inconel 600 alloy in LiCl-KCl eutectic

Yang TONG, Chengyu WANG, Xiaorui XU, Wentao ZHOU, Dezhong WANG, and Yafei WANG^*

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School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China

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Yang TONG, Chengyu WANG, Xiaorui XU, Wentao ZHOU, Dezhong WANG, Yafei WANG. Effect of electrolytic purification on the corrosion of Inconel 600 alloy in LiCl-KCl eutectic[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2025, 48(4): 040302

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Category: NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY, RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE

Received: Jul. 30, 2024

Accepted: --

Published Online: Jun. 3, 2025

The Author Email: Yafei WANG (王亚飞)

DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2025.hjs.48.240297

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