Corrosion of Stainless Steels and Carbon Steel by Molten Mixtures of Commercial Nitrate Salts

Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 78-87

  Goods, S H ^a   Bradshaw, R W ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Containment; Corrosion; Nitrate salt; Solar central receiver; Stainless steel

Indexed keywords

CARBON STEEL; CORROSIVE EFFECTS; ISOTHERMS; MIXTURES; MOLTEN MATERIALS; NITRATES; OXIDATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CONTAINMENT; NITRATE SALTS; SOLAR CENTRAL RECEIVERS;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 1342324698     PISSN: 10599495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1361/10599490417542     Document Type: Article

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