Thursday, 3 November 2005 - 2:10 PM
502e
Use of Alloy 800h as a Heat-Exchanger Structural Material
Ajit Roy and
Vinay Virupaksha. Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505, Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154
A thermochemical process known as sulfur-iodine (S-I) cycle has recently been identified as a route to generate hydrogen using nuclear power. The S-I cycle consists of several chemical reactions at temperatures ranging from 120 to 800o C. Nickel-base austenitic Alloy 800H has been identified as a structural material for heat exchanger applications related to the nuclear hydrogen generation. Since Alloy 800H will be subjected to very hostile environmental conditions, the susceptibility of this material to stress-corrosion-cracking, hydrogen-embrittlement and localized corrosion has been determined by state-of-the-art experimental techniques. The tensile properties of Alloy 800H have also been determined at temperatures ranging from ambient to 600o C. Metallographic and fractographic evaluations of the tested specimens have been performed by optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy, respectively. The overall data will be presented in this paper.
See more of #502 - High Temperature Systems and Materials for Hydrogen Production: Part II (14000)
See more of Nuclear Engineering Division
See more of The 2005 Annual Meeting (Cincinnati, OH)