COMPATIBILITY OF LIQUID AND VAPOR ALKALI METALS WITH CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

Abstract

This report presents the highlights of what has been ascertained about the interactions of liquid and vapor sodium, NaK potassium, lithium,, and cesium with solid materials of potential use in practical liquid-metal systems. Data for inclusion were selected by the authors on the basis of their practical utility to designers and research workers. There has been an accelerating interest in alkali metals as (1) coolants for fast-breeder nuclear reactors, (2) coolants in space power plants, (3) Rankine-cycle working fluids in high- temperature nuclear reactors, (4) propellants in ion-propulsion engines, (5) seeding materials in magnetohydrodynamic generators, (6) space-charge dissipating media in thermionic generators, and (7) high-temperature hydraulic fluids. Prominent among the liquid-metals research efforts are studies directed toward finding the best containment material for a given alkali under a given set of operating conditions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 15, 1966
Accession Number
AD0487718

Entities

People

  • E. M. Simons
  • J. A. Demastry
  • J. H. Stang
  • J. M. Genco

Organizations

  • Battelle Memorial Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Crystal Structure
  • Fatigue Tests (Mechanics)
  • Layers
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanics
  • Transition Metals

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Plasma Physics.
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster