摘要
高温、辐照以及强腐蚀所引起的Hastelloy N合金的失效问题是影响熔盐堆(Molten Salt Reactor,MSR)结构材料使用寿命中的关键问题。在常温下用4.5 MeV的He+离子辐照Hastelloy N合金,吸收剂量分别为:1×1015 He+·cm-2、5×1015He+·cm-2、1×1016 He+·cm-2,采用浸入法在700°C熔融氟化盐(FLiNaK)中进行300 h腐蚀试验,研究辐照剂量对合金耐腐蚀性的影响。利用扫描电子显微(Scanning Electron microscope,SEM)、同步辐射微束X射线荧光分析(Microbeam X-ray fluorescence,μ-XRF)对腐蚀后的样品进行分析测试。结果表明,随着辐照剂量的增大,合金的耐腐蚀性逐渐减弱。μ-XRF结果表明:Hastelloy N合金在熔融氟化盐中的腐蚀主要表现为合金中Cr元素的流失。
Background: The invalidation problems of irradiated Hastelloy N alloy caused by high temperature, intense irradiation and severe corrosion are the key factors to the service life of structural materials of molten salt reactor(MSR). Purpose: The aim is to investigate the effect of absorbed dose on the corrosion resistance of Hastelloy N alloy. Methods: Hastelloy N alloy was irradiated by 4.5-MeV He+ ions, and the absorbed doses were 0 He+·cm-2, 1×1015 He+·cm-2, 5×1015 He+·cm-2 and 1×1016 He+·cm-2 respectively. The virgin and irradiated specimens were immersed into molten fluoride salts at 700 oC for 300 h. Then the corroded specimens were imaged by scanning electron microscopy and analyzed by synchrotron radiation microbeam X-ray fluorescence(μ-XRF). Results: The weight-loss results showed that the corrosion generally correlated with the absorbed dose of the alloy. The μ-XRF results indicated that the corrosion was mainly due to the dealloying of alloying element Cr in the matrix. Conclusion: The density of dislocations of Hastelloy N alloy increased with the absorbed dose, which acted as quick paths for Cr element diffusion, and the diffusion of element Cr out of matrix became easier. Finally became weak of the corrosion resistance of Hatelloy N alloy.
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