Oxidation limited life times of chromia forming ferritic steels

Autor: N. Christiansen, Vladimir Shemet, Lorenz Singheiser, P. Huczkowski, J. Piron-Abellan, Willem J. Quadakkers
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Materials and Corrosion. 55:825-830
ISSN: 1521-4176
0947-5117
DOI: 10.1002/maco.200303798
Popis: Long term, cyclic oxidation studies of three high - Cr, ferritic steels were carried out at 800 °C and 900°C in air. It was found that with decreasing sample thickness the life time of the mentioned alloys decreases due to breakaway phenomena. This effect is caused by faster exhaustion of the chromium reservoir from the bulk alloy in case of thinner components. The observed life time limits can be predicted with reasonable accuracy by a theoretical model, using oxide growth rate parameters, initial alloy Cr content and critical Cr content required for protective chromia scale formation. In the calculation it has, however, to be taken into account that the oxidation rates of the steels increase with decreasing specimen thickness.
Databáze: OpenAIRE