Abstract: Solution corrosion is one of the major types of liquid metal corrosion. The reaction can be expressed simply by M (in solid) ↔ M(in liquid). The metal dissolution is driven by the chemical potential difference between the corroded metal in the solid and in the liquid; when the two chemical potentials are the same, the dissolution stops. Furthermore, the equilibrium concentration of one metal element in the liquid metal will be influenced by the dissolution of other metal elements. This chapter will discuss the thermodynamics of a solid metal/alloy dissolution in a liquid metal.
Publication Year: 2023
Publication Date: 2023-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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