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Corrosion behaviour of Alloy 600 containing oxide inclusions exposed to primary water of pressurised water reactors

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Intergranular stress corrosion cracking (IGSCC) was observed in an Alloy 600 bottom-mounted instrumentation (BMI) nozzle of a French pressurised water reactor (PWR). Destructive examinations of the component revealed the presence of oxide inclusions extending along the crack, which were identified as likely to promote IGSCC initiation. In this context, the corrosion behaviour of Alloy 600 laboratory heats containing aluminium and/or magnesium oxide inclusions was investigated in primary water at 325 degrees C and 360 degrees C for oxidation times ranging from 10 h to 7000 h. Complete dissolution and/or detachment of the oxide inclusions was observed after a few hundred hours of exposure to primary water, and the presence of magnesium borate was locally detected. Furthermore, blister-like features consisting of Ni2FeBO5 filaments embedded in a double nickel chromite spinel layer were characterised on the surface of Alloy 600 in the vicinity of some alumina inclusions while, a micronthick oxide layer was formed at the former interface with the pre-existing inclusions.

Ni-based alloyOxidationPrimary waterOxide inclusionAluminaMagnesium oxideNICKEL-BASE ALLOYSMAGNESIUM-OXIDEINTERNAL OXIDATIONHYDROGENATED STEAMCRACKING BEHAVIORGRAIN-BOUNDARIESBORON REMOVALTEMPERATUREFILMSALUMINUM

Perez, Colette、Couvant, Thierry、Guipont, Vincent、Kermouche, Guillaume、Balloy, David、Royes, Paul、Duhamel, Cecilie

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2025

Corrosion science: The Journal on Environmental Degradation of Materials and its Control
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