ABSTRACT: This study investigated the corrosion behaviour of commercial and model Fe- and Ni-based alloys in solar salt at 600°C. The thermal decomposition of nitrate salts led to an increasing concentration of oxidizing agents in the salt melt and thus to a higher corrosion rate. For Fe-based alloys, the oxide scales contained a Na- and Fe-rich outer layer, followed by an inner Cr-rich layer and nitridation as...
ABSTRACT: This study investigated the corrosion behaviour of commercial and model Fe- and Ni-based alloys in solar salt at 600°C. The thermal decomposition of nitrate salts led to an increasing concentration of oxidizing agents in the salt melt and thus to a higher corrosion rate. For Fe-based alloys, the oxide scales contained a Na- and Fe-rich outer layer, followed by an inner Cr-rich layer and nitridation as...