Inconel corrosion data

Summary of Corrosion Data Obtained in Thermal-Convection and Forced-Circulation IjOOp Tests of Inconel and INOR-8 Exposed to Various Circulating Salt Mixtures... 

Mechanism of corrosion. Most of the data on corrosion have been obtained with Inconel, and the theory of the corrosive mechanism was worked out for this alloy. The corrosion of IXOR-8 occurs to a lesser degree but follows a pattern similar to that observed for Inconel and presumably the same theory applies. 

The data in Table 13-2 are grouped by types of base salt because the salt has a definite effect on the measured attack of Inconel at 1500°F. The salts that contain BeF2 are somewhat more corrosive than those containing ZrF4, and the presence of LiF, except in combination with NaF, seems to accelerate corrosion. 

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