Theoretical analysis of corrosion by liquid sodium and sodium-potassium alloys

Corrosion

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 563-573

  Zhang, J ^a   Marcille, T F ^a   Kapernick, R ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Liquid metal; Model; Sodium potassium alloy

Indexed keywords

COOLANTS; CORROSION; ISOTHERMS; LIQUID METALS; LIQUIDS; MODELS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PHASE INTERFACES; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SODIUM ALLOYS;

CORROSION PRODUCTS; LIQUID METAL REACTOR; LIQUID/SOLID INTERFACE; SODIUM-POTASSIUM ALLOY; SPACE REACTOR SYSTEMS; STRUCTURAL COMPONENT; STRUCTURE MATERIALS; THEORETICAL MODELING;

POTASSIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 48549085118     PISSN: 00109312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5006/1.3278492     Document Type: Article

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