Environmental degradation of structural materials in liquid lead-and lead-bismuth eutectic-cooled reactors

X Gong, MP Short, T Auger… - Progress in materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Liquid lead (Pb)-and lead–bismuth eutectic (LBE)-cooled fast neutron reactors (Gen-IV
LFRs) are one of the most technologically mature fission reactor technologies, due to their …

Corrosion behavior and surface treatment of cladding materials used in high-temperature lead-bismuth eutectic alloy: A review

H Wang, J Xiao, H Wang, Y Chen, X Yin, N Guo - Coatings, 2021 - mdpi.com
Liquid metal fast reactors were considered to be the most promising solution to meet the
enormous energy demand in the future. However, corrosion phenomenon caused by the …

A NEW PCR ASSAY FOR SIMULTANEOUS STUDIES OF LEUCOCYTOZOON, PLASMODIUM, AND HAEMOPROTEUS FROM AVIAN BLOOD

O Hellgren, J Waldenström… - Journal of …, 2004 - meridian.allenpress.com
Many bird species host several lineages of apicomplexan blood parasites (Protista spp.,
Haemosporida spp.), some of which are shared across different host species. To understand …

Generation-IV reactors and nuclear hydrogen production

S Şahin, HM Şahin - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
There are dozens of hydrogen production methods and techniques from many sources such
as fossil fuels, renewable energy sources and nuclear energy in the literature. Thermo …

Screening of the FeCrAl LBE corrosion-resistant coatings: The effect of Cr and Al contents

W Zhang, Y Zhong, X Qiu, Q Li, H Yue, Y Zhou… - Surface and Coatings …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sixteen kinds of FeCrAl coatings with different Cr and Al contents were prepared by the
magnetron sputtering method, and the thermal shock resistance and static lead‑bismuth …

Revealing fretting wear resistance mechanism under liquid lead-bismuth eutectic of Cr-Al-C composite coatings fabricated by laser cladding

Y Cao, K Hua, L Sun, H Ding, H Wu, H Wang - Tribology International, 2024 - Elsevier
Laser cladding technology was utilized to construct protective coatings on the surfaces of
service materials and to study the mechanical and fretting wear properties of the coatings …

Laser-clad FeCrAl/TiC composite coating on ferrite/martensitic steel: Significant grain refinement and wear resistance enhancement induced by adding TiC

Q Yuan, L Chai, T Yang, H Wang, J Shen, N Guo… - Surface and Coatings …, 2023 - Elsevier
By employing laser cladding, the surface of a ferritic/martensite (F/M) steel was coated with
FeCrAl metallic and FeCrAl/TiC composite coatings with their microstructures and wear …

Effect of LBE corrosion on microstructure of amorphous Al2O3 coating by magnetron sputtering

Y Zhong, W Zhang, Q Chen, J Yang, C Zhu, Q Li… - Surface and Coatings …, 2022 - Elsevier
The amorphous Al 2 O 3 coating with a thickness of approximately 3.3 μm was prepared on
ferritic/martensitic steel to investigate the corrosion resistance in contact with static liquid …

Corrosion behavior of the FeCrAl coating with different Cr and Al contents before and after Au-ions irradiation in stagnant LBE

W Zhang, J Deng, H Yue, S Hu, X Qiu, H Yin, Q Li… - Corrosion …, 2023 - Elsevier
The corrosion behavior of the FeCrAl coating with different Cr and Al contents before and
after Au-ions irradiation was investigated in static LBE. The grain of the irradiated coating …

Comparison investigation on corrosion of SIMP and T91 steels exposed to liquid LBE at 450℃: The role of Si on reducing oxidation rate

H Zhang, X Liu, Y Xu, L Zhao, T Peng, C Qin, R Yu… - Corrosion …, 2023 - Elsevier
A comparison investigation on the oxidation behavior of SIMP and T91 steels exposed to
oxygen saturated LBE up to 10000 h at 450℃ was conducted. The results show that the …