Assessment of Dissimilar Metal Corrosion in Molten Chloride Salt: Article No. 113089

Dissimilar metal corrosion between high nickel alloys and stainless steel was tested in purified molten chloride salt. Preliminary results have shown that corrosion rates are significantly affected for samples both when electrically connected and isolated. Suggesting that galvanic corrosion as well as non-galvanic dissimilar metal corrosion play a role in corrosion processes for multi component systems. These results suggest that even if efforts to prevent electrical contact are taken, close proximity of structural materials can still change corrosion rates in molten salt environments.