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- Title
Modeling the Impact of Grain Size on Corrosion Behavior of Ni-Based Alloys in Molten Chloride Salt via Cellular Automata.
- Authors
Feng, Jinghua; Gao, Jianxi; Mao, Li; Bedell, Ryan; Liu, Emily
- Abstract
Molten chloride salts hold significant promise as both thermal transfer and storage media for next-generation concentrated solar power (CSP) systems. However, molten chlorides pose a considerable corrosion risk to structural materials, particularly Ni-based alloys. One approach to enhancing corrosion resistance is through the optimization of grain structure; however, it remains uncertain whether increasing or decreasing grain size enhances corrosion resistance. A cellular automata (CA) program was developed to evaluate the interplay between grain size and corrosion in Ni-based alloy. Our CA program tracks alloy composition, surface roughness, and thickness loss via a graphical user interface, displaying corrosion and diffusion status, and multiple user input cards for tuning the simulation. CA simulations of Inconel 625 indicate enhanced corrosion resistance with increased grain size, with passivating oxides offering limited protection. Additionally, the temporal evolution of alloy surface roughness demonstrates notable fluctuations, with abrupt increases attributed to corrosion along vertical grain boundaries and sudden decreases to grain detachment from the protective film.
- Subjects
LIQUID alloys; GRAPHICAL user interfaces; CONSTRUCTION materials; CRYSTAL grain boundaries; CORROSION in alloys
- Publication
Metals (2075-4701), 2024, Vol 14, Issue 8, p931
- ISSN
2075-4701
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/met14080931