armi.materials.hastelloyN module

Hastelloy-N is a high-nickel structural material invented by ORNL for handling molten fluoride salts.

class armi.materials.hastelloyN.HastelloyN[source]

Bases: armi.materials.material.Material

name = 'HastelloyN'
type = 'Structural'
materialIntro = 'Hastelloy N alloy is a nickel-base alloy that was invented at Oak RIdge National Laboratories as a container material for molten fluoride salts. It has good oxidation resistance to hot fluoride salts in the temperature range of 704 to 871C (1300 to 1600F)'
propertyValidTemperature = {'heat capacity': ((373.15, 973.15), 'K'), 'thermal conductivity': ((373.15, 973.15), 'K')}
setDefaultMassFracs()[source]

mass fractions

thermalConductivity(Tk=None, Tc=None)[source]

Calculates the thermal conductivity of Hastelloy N

Parameters

  • Tk (float) – Temperature in (K)

  • Tc (float) – Temperature in (C)

Returns

Return type

Hastelloy N thermal conductivity (W/m-K)

heatCapacity(Tk=None, Tc=None)[source]

Calculates the specific heat capacity of Hastelloy N.

Parameters

  • Tk (float) – Temperature in (K)

  • Tc (float) – Temperature in (C)

Returns

Return type

SS316 specific heat capacity (J/kg-K)

paramCollectionType

alias of armi.reactor.parameters.parameterCollections.MaterialParameterCollection