CarburizationbehaviorofAISI316LNausteniticstainless.PDF

Journal of Nuclear Materials 402 (2010) 186–195 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Nuclear Materials journal homepage: www.elsevi /locate/jnucmat Carburization behavior of AISI 316LN austenitic stainless steel – Experimental studies and modeling C. Sudha a, N. Sivai Bharasi b, R. Anand a, H. Shaikh b,*, R.K. Dayal b, M. Vijayalakshmi a a Physical Metallurgy Division, Metallurgy and Materials Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam 603 102, Tamilnadu, India b Corrosion Science and Technology Division, Metallurgy and Materials Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam 603 102, Tamilnadu, India a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: AISI type 316LN austenitic stainless steel was exposed to flowing sodium at 798 K for 16,000 h in the bi- Received 9 October 2009 metallic (BIM) sodium loop. A modified surface layer of 10 lm width having a ferrite structure was Accepted 24 May 2010 detected from X-ray diffraction and electron micro probe based analysis. Beneath the modified surface layer a carburized zone of 60 lm width was identified which was found to consist of M23C6 carbides. A mathematical model based on finite difference technique was developed to predict the carburization profiles in sodium exposed austenitic stainless steel. In the computation, effect of only chromium on car- bon diffusion wa