Effect of oxide films on the corrosion-fatigue strength of 1Cr18Ni9Ti steel in liquid Pb-Bi eutectic

Environmental degradation of structural materials in liquid lead- and lead-bismuth eutectic-cooled reactors

“…As shown by this survey, the main body of the preliminary work on LME dealt with high-strength carbon steels and low-alloy steels, while only a few studies were dedicated to other classes of steels, such as AuSS or ferritic steels. The main ones were carried out at rather high temperatures (500 • C or 600 • C) on the corrosion-fatigue interaction in 4Kh13 or 1Kh19N9T steels (the latter is essentially 304 AuSS) exposed to liquid LBE [329,[357][358][359]. Corrosion affected the fatigue properties of pre-tinned steel samples at these high temperatures by significantly reducing the steel lifetime under rotating bending or cyclic loading.…”

Design of an Actinide Burning, Lead-Bismuth Cooled Reactor That Produces Low Cost Electricity

“…(spinel) forms. The spinel provides a much better resistance to liquid metal corrosion and embrittlement as compared to Fe~Oq (Bichuya 1969). However, this low oxygen content might not be sufficient for ready repair of the damaged fihn as discussed next.…”