TY - JOUR A1 - Keserovic, Amela A1 - Bäßler, Ralph T1 - Suitability of UNS S31603 steel for geothermal brines in volcanic areas - Influence of different physiochemical conditions on its corrosion behavior JF - Geothermics N2 - Geothermal sources are found to be the most aggressive natural environments for construction materials in terms of corrosion. This study was focused on investigating the suitability of stainless steel UNS S31603 in volcanic areas of geothermal sites Sibayak and Lahendong (Indonesia). Influence of different factors (temperatures up to 175 °C, chloride content up to 1500 mg/L and pH down to 2) was assessed to determine a 'safe operating window' of a power plant and assure the system integrity. Investigations were performed by means of electrochemical methods and long-term exposure tests. KW - Corrosion KW - Stainless steel KW - Sibayak KW - Lahendong KW - Geothermal energy PY - 2015 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geothermics.2014.09.001 SN - 0375-6505 VL - 53 SP - 479 EP - 487 PB - Elsevier Science CY - Amsterdam [u.a.] AN - OPUS4-32742 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -