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Compatibility of Cr2N protective coatings on 316H stainless steel in liquid sodium containing dissolved oxygen
Liquid metal corrosion is one of the key factors that have to be considered in Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor (SFR), which is a physical or physical–chemical process, involving species dissolution and transport, chemical reactions and new phase formation. Cr2N coatings were prepared on 316H stainless steel, one of the most important structural materials used in SFRs, via pack chromizing and gas nitriding, and immersed in liquid sodium containing 200 ppm of oxygen at 470 °C. Sodium and dissolved oxygen were contact with the nitride layer directly and diffused toward into it of nanoscale, while Cr, which is compatible with sodium, diffused outward to form a Na-affected scale composed of Na2O/Na2O2, Cr2N and chromium oxides/oxynitrides that slow down the corrosion of sodium. Na exposure induced two main microstructural changes in Cr2N coatings, including the formation of a surface oxide scale with lower mechanical properties than the intrinsic coating, and a reduced grain size. Sodium had a very limited influence on the Cr2N coatings microstructure, the coatings showed little degradation in liquid sodium and remained chemically inert and structurally intact, proving to be highly compatible with liquid sodium.
期刊介绍:
Vacuum is an international rapid publications journal with a focus on short communication. All papers are peer-reviewed, with the review process for short communication geared towards very fast turnaround times. The journal also published full research papers, thematic issues and selected papers from leading conferences.
A report in Vacuum should represent a major advance in an area that involves a controlled environment at pressures of one atmosphere or below.
The scope of the journal includes:
1. Vacuum; original developments in vacuum pumping and instrumentation, vacuum measurement, vacuum gas dynamics, gas-surface interactions, surface treatment for UHV applications and low outgassing, vacuum melting, sintering, and vacuum metrology. Technology and solutions for large-scale facilities (e.g., particle accelerators and fusion devices). New instrumentation ( e.g., detectors and electron microscopes).
2. Plasma science; advances in PVD, CVD, plasma-assisted CVD, ion sources, deposition processes and analysis.
3. Surface science; surface engineering, surface chemistry, surface analysis, crystal growth, ion-surface interactions and etching, nanometer-scale processing, surface modification.
4. Materials science; novel functional or structural materials. Metals, ceramics, and polymers. Experiments, simulations, and modelling for understanding structure-property relationships. Thin films and coatings. Nanostructures and ion implantation.