• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.178-185
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• 2014

Alloy 617 is considered as a candidate Ni-based superalloy for the intermediate heat exchanger (IHX) of a very high-temperature gas reactor (VHTR) because of its good creep strength and corrosion resistance at high temperatures. Helium is used as a coolant in a VHTR owing to its high thermal conductivity, inertness, and low neutron absorption. However, helium inevitably includes impurities that create an imbalance in the surface reactivity at the interface of the coolant and the exposed materials. As the Alloy 617 has been exposed to high temperatures at $950^{\circ}C$ in the impure helium environment of a VHTR, the degradation of material is accelerated and mechanical properties decreased. The high-temperature strength, creep, and corrosion properties of the structural material for an IHX are highly important to maintain the integrity in a harsh environment for a 60 year period. Therefore, an alloy superior to alloy 617 should be developed. In this study, the mechanical and high-temperature corrosion properties for Ni-Cr alloys fabricated in the laboratory were evaluated as a function of the grain boundary strengthening and alloying elements. The ductility increased and decreased by increasing the amount of Mo and Cr, respectively. Surface oxide was detached during the corrosion test, when Al was not added to alloy. However the alloy with Al showed improved oxide adhesive property without significant degradation and mechanical property. Aluminum seems to act as an anti-corrosive role in the Ni-based alloy.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.163-178
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• 1970

닉켈기 내열합금의 일종인 Rene 41을 76$0^{\circ}C$ 및 87$0^{\circ}C$에서 최고 9300 시간까지 시효열처리한 다음, 5% 내지 20%로 압축변형시켜, 이 합금의 실온에서의 소성변형방식 및 석출입자인 ${\gamma}$'입자와 slip line 간의 상호작용을 전자현미경적 방법으로 관찰연구하였다. 본합금의 slip구조는 $\alpha$황동때와 유사하게｛111｝<110>계에 속하는 단일 slip line으로 구성되어 있었으며, 순알루미늄에서 관찰되는 층상구조는 볼 수 없었다. 또한, slip 구조는 시효조건에 따라 변화한다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 미시효상태뿐만 아니라 과시효상태에 있어서도 Slip line은 여전히${\gamma}$' 석출입자를 통과하였으며, 이 때 석출입자는 지금과 더불어 변형되는 것을 볼 수 있었다. 이 관찰결과를 앞서 발표된 자료와 비교 검토하여 과시효상태에서도 ${\gamma}$'입자는 적어도 일부 지금과 정합되어 있다는 결론을 얻었다.