Research Article

High Temperature Corrosion of Inconel 600 in NaCl-KCl Molten Salts

Table 2

Chemical reactions and equilibrium constants for the Fe-Cr-Ni-Cl-O system.

NumberReaction
700°C800°C900°C

1Cr(s) + Cl2 = 15.241813.261911.7406
2Fe(s) + Cl2 = FeCl2(l)11.888610.44089.2427
3Ni(s) + Cl2 = 8.57357.09185.8697
42Fe(s) + O2 = 2FeO(s)22.393419.701317.4531
52Ni(s) + O2 = 2NiO(s)16.350113.991312.0392
66FeO(s) + O2 = 218.701115.887513.5643
73FeCl2(l) + 2O2 = + 3Cl27.27496.17355.2338
84 + O2 = 610.91598.46846.4435
92 + 4Cl2 = 4 + 3O2−33.7821−30.4114−27.1388
102 + 4Cl2 = 4FeCl2(l) + 3O2−13.3384−11.0541−9.1263
114Cr(s) + 3O2 = 294.749283.459074.1012
122FeO(s) + 2Cl2 = 2FeCl2(L) + O21.38381.18021.0322
132NiO(s) + 2Cl2 = 2 + O20.79690.1923−0.2999
142 + Cl2 = 25.04343.60872.1961
152FeCl2(L) + Cl2 = 2FeCl3(L)0.94570.53040.1967
162 + 6Cl2 = 4 + 3O2−23.6952−23.1939−22.7465
172 + 6Cl2 = 4FeCl3(L) + 3O2−11.4470−9.9933−8.7329