A Review of the Surface Modifications for Corrosion Mitigation of Steels in Lead and LBE

The review paper starts with the applications of liquid metals and then concentrates on lead lead–bismuth eutectic used in Gen IV nuclear reactors accelerator-driven systems. Key points degradation modes austenitic stainless steels ferritic-martensitic steels, candidates for structural components, are briefly summarized. Corrosion metal embrittlement critical issues that must be overcome. Next, focuses strong efforts paid to mitigation corrosion reviews different solutions proposed protection eutectic. There exist promising based by deposition protective coatings or “natural” oxidation resulting from optimized chemical composition steels. However, have confirmed especially longer-term experiments additional mechanical testing.