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Numerical Study Of Oxidation In Stainless Steel Alloy Ep-823 By Liquid Lead-Bismuth Eutectic, Rajyalakshmi Palaparty
Numerical Study Of Oxidation In Stainless Steel Alloy Ep-823 By Liquid Lead-Bismuth Eutectic, Rajyalakshmi Palaparty
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The oxidation of stainless steel is influenced by the presence of oxygen in the surrounding medium; the oxygen reacts with the alloy to form an oxide. In certain environments, such as nuclear reactor coolant systems, minimal oxidation of the stainless steel containment functions as a protective shield from corrosive coolants such as liquid lead-bismuth eutectic.
In the current study, this minimal oxidation is evaluated for a system in which corrosion-resistant stainless steel alloy EP-823 is subject to an environment of flowing oxygenated liquid lead-bismuth eutectic at a temperature of 743 K, whereby the thickness of the forming oxide layer is …