About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2026 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Late News Poster Session
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| Presentation Title |
Creep Degradation of Structural Alloys in Molten Halide Salt Environments Relevant to MSRs |
| Author(s) |
Debashish Sur, Rishi Pillai |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Debashish Sur |
| Abstract Scope |
Successful development and commercialization of molten-salt reactors will require structural alloys that retain mechanical integrity while resisting aggressive molten-chloride corrosion. However, reliable high-temperature corrosion and mechanical performance data remain limited. This study examines the coupled effects of creep deformation under operating stresses and corrosion on candidate Ni- and Fe-based alloys exposed to molten chloride salts at 600–800 ◦C. Ongoing studies have demonstrated that molten salts significantly reduce creep-rupture resistance of austenitic steels and Ni-base alloys. To complement these performance measurements, a lifetime-prediction framework incorporating physics-based models to describe the corrosion-induced material degradation was applied to assess the environmental impacts of creep behavior in chloride- and relevant fluoride salt systems. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Undecided |