Abstract
In this work, the compatibility of low-Cr carbon steel A516.Gr70 and stainless steels AISI 304 and AISI 316 with NaNO3-KNO3-Ca(NO3)2 (15–43–42wt%) molten salt known as HitecXL was evaluated with the aim of determination the most suitable constructive material for a pilot thermocline thermal energy storage (TES) system of 20MWh, which is under development for a commercial pilot concentrated solar power (CSP) plant of 1 MWe constructed at Green Energy Park in Ben Guerir in Morocco. It has been shown that the imperfection of initial state (roughness, exposure to atmosphere, surface defects) of carbon steel and humidity of the salt, inherent conditions of real applications, play a crucial role in the ability of the material to withstand corrosion attack of the molten HitecXL salt. The corrosion rates determined for studied materials allowed to select an appropriate low cost material with the highest corrosion resistance to be used for construction of the TES tank. New insights into the corrosion process of stainless and carbon steels by the nitrate salt have been made using a combination of different techniques, such as: SEM, EDX, XPS and XRD.
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