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Journal of Mechanical Engineering ›› 2025, Vol. 61 ›› Issue (20): 49-61.doi: 10.3901/JME.2025.20.049

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Research Progress on Corrosion Mitigation Strategies of Stainless Steel in Concentrated Solar Power Generation

LI Guang, FU Yichuan, LA Peiqing, SHI Yu   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Nonferrous Metal, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050
  • Received:2024-12-05 Revised:2025-07-15 Published:2025-12-03

Abstract: Molten salt possesses excellent thermophysical properties such as high heat capacity, thermal conductivity, and thermal stability, making it widely used as a heat storage medium in fields such as nuclear power and concentrated solar power generation. However, high-temperature molten salt exhibits severe corrosiveness towards metallic materials. Based on the evaluation and mechanism of molten salt corrosion of stainless steel, the main strategies to slow down the corrosion of molten salt on stainless steel are introduced from the aspects of molten salt modification and surface modification of materials. Firstly, the paper discusses the evaluation of molten salt modification methods such as thermal purification, chemical purification, and addition of nanoparticles to reduce metal corrosion. Subsequently, it analyzes the research progress on material protection methods, including aluminum alloy coatings, surface fractal textures, graphitization coatings, nanoparticle coatings, and aluminum-containing stainless steel pre-oxidation, and their effects on mitigating molten salt corrosion. Finally, it emphasizes the importance of developing aluminum-containing stainless steels for the safety design, manufacturing, and operation and maintenance of concentrated solar power systems.

Key words: concentrated solar power, molten salt energy storage, molten salt corrosion, molten salt purification, carbon tetrachloride, aluminum-alloy coatings, pre-oxidation of stainless steel with aluminum

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