Experimental equipment for fretting corrosion simulation in heavy liquid metals for nuclear applications

► Design and realization of a facility for investigating fretting corrosion in liquid lead and lead alloys. ► Description of the analyzing route and methods adopted for the fretting damage assessment. ► Description of the experimental campaign performed. ► First outcomes from fretting tests in air and in molten lead at 450 °C with 10−6 wt% of oxygen.