Interaction of metallic zirconium and its alloys Zry-2 and E110 with molten eutectic salt of LiF–NaF–KF containing zirconium fluoride components
The interactions of selected zirconium alloys used as special construction materials (Zr-pure, Zry-2, E-110) with the molten system of (LiF–NaF–KF)(eut.) with additions of K2ZrF6 or Na7Zr6F31 were studied. Corrosion losses of pure zirconium decrease sharply with 5 mole % addition of K2ZrF6 to (LiF–NaF–KF) (eut). The presence of alloying additives (Sn, Nb) has a positive influence on corrosion resistance in the eutectic mixture – up to 60 % increase in corrosion resistance in comparison with pure zirconium. The mass losses of pure zirconium indicate an increasing corrosion attack with increasing Na7Zr6F31 content in (LiF–NaF–KF)(eut.) mixtures.
Acknowledgements.
Acknowledgements. The authors wish to acknowledge the financial support received from the Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic and the Slovak Academy of Sciences under nos. 2/0116/14, 2/0095/12. This work was supported by the Slovak Research and Development Agency under contract no. LPP-0344-09. This contribution results from implementation of the project: “Centre for materials, layers and systems for applications and chemical processes under extreme conditions – Stage II”, supported by the Research & Development Operational Programme funded by the ERDF.
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