Surface analysis of the selective oxidation during austenitic annealing of CMnSi high strength steel

Autor: Zinedine Zermout, Jan Penning, T. Van De Putte, Serge Claessens, D. Loison
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Revue de Métallurgie. 106:175-181
ISSN: 1156-3141
0035-1563
DOI: 10.1051/metal/2009030
Popis: The selective oxidation of three CMnSi steels with different C levels was studied by XPS. The formation of a gradually covering SiO2 film is observed until a transition temperature above which the film disappears, resulting in a renewed appearance of metallic iron at the surface. This change in oxidation behavior is thought to be due to the SiO2 reduction by solute C which is thermodynamically favorable at high temperature. At the same time the precipitation of a BN film on the metallic surface was observed which prevented any further oxidation.
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