Corrosion behaviour of EUROFER in Pb–17Li at 500 °C

Corrosion resistance of the martensitic steel EUROFER 97 was examined in flowing Pb–17Li melt at the temperature of 500 °C for 2500 h. Changes of surface morphology as well as of specimen weight were observed. A noticeable loss of metal calculated from the specimen weight decrease was observed after 2500 h of testing. Concentration profiles of steel components near the steel surface were examined by EDX line-scan and point analyses.