Effect of the [U(IV)]/[U(III)] ratio on selective chromium corrosion and tellurium intergranular cracking of Hastelloy N alloy in the fuel LiF-BeF2-UF4 salt

Progress in the Science and Technology of Nuclear Reactors using Molten Salts

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Table 4

Corrosion resistance of the Hastelloy-N alloy in the fuel 71LiF-27BeF₂-2UF₄ salt (mole %) containing tellurium metal vs. temperature (T) and [U(IV)] / [U(III)] ratio.

T °С	[U(IV)]/[U(III)]	Exposure time h	Corrosion rate μm/ yr	Crack depth μm	K ps · μm/cm
760	42	256	21	No IGC
750	60	250	*	69	3500
800	85	248	45	148	4490

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