Abstract
The corrosion behaviour in repository conditions is an important factor in the selection of a container material for the disposal of conditioned high-level radioactive waste. To assess the corosion resistance of candidate container materials, electrochemical experiments are performed at SCK.CEN. More specifically, polarisation curves are recorded for eight selected alloys: carbon steel TStE 355, AISI 316L, AISI 316L hMo, UHB 904L, Cronifer 1925 hMo, Hastelloy C4, Ti/0.2Pd, and AISI 316Ti. From these curves, the characteristic pitting potentials E np and E pp were derived. The investigated parameters were: chloride concentration, sulphate concentration, temperature, and alloy composition. From the results can be concluded that an increasing chloride content increases the pitting susceptibility of the investigated metals in clay water. A higher sulphate content decreases the pitting susceptibility in clay water. At higher temperatures, the alloys are less resistant to pitting.
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