journal article·2026-01

Corrosion of 316 L stainless steel under the natural circulation of molten NaCl-MgCl2 salt

Jagadeesh Sure, Rishi Pillai, Yafei Wang, George Vukovic, Ruchi Gakhar, Guoping Cao, Adrien Couet

Corrosion Science· Volume 258
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