A review of steel corrosion by liquid lead and lead-bismuth

Corrosion Science

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1207-1227

  Zhang, Jinsuo ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

C. Oxidation; Corrosion inhibitor; Corrosion model; Liquid metal

Indexed keywords

C. OXIDATION; CORROSION MODEL; CORROSION MODELS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HEAT TRANSFER MEDIA; LEAD-BISMUTH; LIQUID LEAD; MATERIAL CORROSION; METAL TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR ENERGY SYSTEMS; NUCLEAR REACTOR COOLANT; PROTECTIVE OXIDE LAYERS; SCALE REMOVAL; STRUCTURAL MATERIALS; WASTE TRANSMUTATION;

BISMUTH; BISMUTH ALLOYS; BUILDING MATERIALS; CORROSION PREVENTION; CORROSION RESISTANCE; CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS; CORROSIVE EFFECTS; ENERGY CONVERSION; LEAD; LIQUID METALS; METAL RECOVERY; METALS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR PROPULSION; NUCLEAR REACTORS; OXIDATION; STEEL; STEEL CORROSION;

CORROSION INHIBITORS;

EID: 67349195752     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2009.03.013     Document Type: Review

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