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| A Review on environmental degradation of Alumina-forming Austenitic Stainless Steel in Liquid Lead-bismuth Eutectic |
ZHANG Xinrui1,2, XUE Baoquan2, TAN Jibo2( ), ZHANG Ziyu2, GAO Jun3, WU Xinqiang2 |
1.School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
2.CAS Key Laboratory of Nuclear Materials and Safety Assessment, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
3.State Key Laboratory of Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology, Nuclear Power Institute of China, Chengdu 610213, China |
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Cite this article:
ZHANG Xinrui, XUE Baoquan, TAN Jibo, ZHANG Ziyu, GAO Jun, WU Xinqiang. A Review on environmental degradation of Alumina-forming Austenitic Stainless Steel in Liquid Lead-bismuth Eutectic. Journal of Chinese Society for Corrosion and protection, 2026, 46(3): 671-679.
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Abstract Lead-bismuth eutectic (LBE) has emerged as the preferred coolant material for lead-cooled fast reactors owing to its good physical properties and chemical stability. However, many metallic structural materials are prone to degradation in liquid LBE at high temperatures. Among others, alumina-forming austenitic stainless steel (AFA) exhibits excellent corrosion resistance and mechanical properties. Thus, it has been recognized as a promising candidate structural material for lead-cooled fast reactors. This paper presents an overview of AFA stainless steel. The effect of chemical composition, oxygen concentration and pre-oxidation treatment on the corrosion behavior and the mechanical behavior of AFA steel in liquid LBE are summarized. The mechanism underlying liquid metal corrosion and liquid metal induced embrittlement of AFA stainless steel are also discussed. The existing challenges in current research and the future research issues are outlined.
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Received: 03 August 2025
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| Fund: National Natural Science Foundation of China(U23B2074);National Natural Science Foundation of China(52301113);Liaoning Provincial Excellent Youth Foundation(2024JH3/10200020);Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA0410000);Funding from Shi Changxu Innovation Center for Advanced Materials(SCXKFJJ202208) |
Corresponding Authors:
TAN Jibo, E-mail: jbtan10s@imr.ac.cn
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