Minsung Hong , Seong Sik Hwang , Chaewon Kim , Seong-Jun Ha , Joon-Yeop Kwon , Gyeong-Hoi Koo
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Abstract
This study introduced the fabrication of hot isostatic pressing (HIP)-cladded Alloy 625 (A625) / type 316H stainless steel (SS316H) specimens, and evaluated the microstructural characteristics, mechanical properties, and corrosion resistance in comparison with their wrought counterpart. The HIP process effectively suppressed the formation of secondary phases and minimized internal defects, resulting in enhanced mechanical performance, particularly in terms of strength and ductility—key properties for high-temperature structural applications. In molten NaCl–KCl–MgCl₂ salt environments, HIP-treated samples exhibited improved corrosion resistance compared to the wrought materials. However, when both the cladding and substrate were simultaneously exposed to the molten salt, severe galvanic corrosion occurred in the SS316H substrate due to differences in electrochemical potential.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Nuclear Materials publishes high quality papers in materials research for nuclear applications, primarily fission reactors, fusion reactors, and similar environments including radiation areas of charged particle accelerators. Both original research and critical review papers covering experimental, theoretical, and computational aspects of either fundamental or applied nature are welcome.
The breadth of the field is such that a wide range of processes and properties in the field of materials science and engineering is of interest to the readership, spanning atom-scale processes, microstructures, thermodynamics, mechanical properties, physical properties, and corrosion, for example.
Topics covered by JNM
Fission reactor materials, including fuels, cladding, core structures, pressure vessels, coolant interactions with materials, moderator and control components, fission product behavior.
Materials aspects of the entire fuel cycle.
Materials aspects of the actinides and their compounds.
Performance of nuclear waste materials; materials aspects of the immobilization of wastes.
Fusion reactor materials, including first walls, blankets, insulators and magnets.
Neutron and charged particle radiation effects in materials, including defects, transmutations, microstructures, phase changes and macroscopic properties.
Interaction of plasmas, ion beams, electron beams and electromagnetic radiation with materials relevant to nuclear systems.