illustration of molten salt (IMAGE)

Penn State

illustration of molten salt

Caption

Molten salt penetrates various metal alloys in different patterns; oxide growth can form similar 1D morphology. From top left, clockwise: stainless steel corroded in salt, iron-nickel-chromium alloy corroded in salt, chromium-manganese-iron-cobalt-nickel alloy oxidized in air and nickel-aluminum alloy oxidized in water. All the morphologies appear similar, covering partial grain boundaries.

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Yang Yang/Penn State

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