Researchers
Faculty
Students
- Cody Falconer (principal student)
- Aaron French (principal student)
- Will Doniger
- Evan Buxton
- Hyosim Kim
- Adam Gabriel
- Andres Morell-Pacheo
Collaborations
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Idaho National Laboratory
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Haynes Corporation
- Kokomo, IL (for alloys)
- Materion Corporation
- Cleveland, OH (for salts)
Broad Objectives
- Evaluate corrosion performance and mechanisms of Hastelloy-N
- In-situ electrochemical monitoring of corrosion
- Enhanced understanding of dissimilar materials-induced corrosion and mass transport in fluoride salts
- Effects of proton pre-irradiation on the corrosion of Hastelloy-N
- Effect of irradiation on swelling and mechanical properties of Hastelloy-N, Alloy 709, 316 stainless steel
Corrosion Evaluation of Hastelloy-N
- Characterization of corrosion resistance in well controlled conditions
- Corrosion resistance in uranium bearing salts
- Demonstrate in-situ corrosion monitoring
Void Swelling Study
- Irradiation resistance behavior of Hastelloy-N, A709, and 316SS at very high dpa using ion irradiation
- Simultaneous helium injection and self ion irradiation damage
Void Swelling with increasing radiation damage for MSR alloys of interest
Synergistic Effect of Corrosion and Irradiation
- Effect of pre-irradiation on corrosion resistance of Hastelloy-N
- Focus on radiation induced segregation
- Cover larger experimental matrix for separate effects
Coupling of Corrosion and Irradiation
- In-situ irradiation effects on corrosion
- Radiation effect on surface corrosion mechanism
- Steady state behavior representative of MSR
