JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS, v.422, no.1-3, pp.92 - 102
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the interaction between austenitic stainless steel, AISI 316L, and gallium liquid metal at a high temperature, for the potential application to advanced fast reactor coolants. Test specimens of AISI 316L were exposed to static gallium at 500 degrees C for up to 700 h in two different cover-gas conditions, including air and vacuum. Similar experimental tests were conducted in gallium alloy liquid metal environments, including Ga-14Sn-6Zn and Ga-8Sn-6Zn, in order to study the effect of addition of alloying elements. The results have shown that the weight change and metal loss of specimens were generally reduced in Ga-14Sn-6Zn and Ga-8Sn-6Zn compared to those in pure gallium at a high temperature.