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Title: Observation of oscillating reaction rates during the isothermal oxidation of ferritic steels

Abstract

Oscillating reaction rates have been observed in the steam oxidation of 2 1/4Cr-1MoNb and 9Cr-1Mo ferritic steels at 500-550C. Changes in reaction rate are associated with the formation of a laminated, inner-oxide layer, made up of bands of fine and coarse-grain spinel oxide. The lowest reaction rates occur during growth of the fine-grain oxide. Coarse-grain oxide generally contains the same levels of Cr, Mo, and Si as the steel (after allowing for loss of Fe to the outer layer), while the fine-grain material contains three times these levels. Ni builds up in the metal and is present in the oxide as metallic particles (mostly associated with fine-grain oxide). A mechanism is proposed in which the highest reaction rates are controlled by diffusion of Fe ions through the oxide layer (as in normal parabolic oxidation) and the lowest rates by diffusion of Fe through the Ni-rich layer in the metal.

Authors:
; ;  [1]
  1. AEA Technology, Oxfordshire (England)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
6174308
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Oxidation of Metals; (USA)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 34:5-6; Journal ID: ISSN 0030-770X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; FERRITIC STEELS; OXIDATION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GRAIN SIZE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MEASURING METHODS; SCALING; ALLOYS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DATA; INFORMATION; IRON ALLOYS; IRON BASE ALLOYS; KINETICS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUMERICAL DATA; REACTION KINETICS; SIZE; STEELS; 360105* - Metals & Alloys- Corrosion & Erosion

Citation Formats

Hurdus, M H, Tomlinson, L, and Titchmarsh, J M. Observation of oscillating reaction rates during the isothermal oxidation of ferritic steels. United States: N. p., 1990. Web. doi:10.1007/BF00664425.
Hurdus, M H, Tomlinson, L, & Titchmarsh, J M. Observation of oscillating reaction rates during the isothermal oxidation of ferritic steels. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00664425
Hurdus, M H, Tomlinson, L, and Titchmarsh, J M. 1990. "Observation of oscillating reaction rates during the isothermal oxidation of ferritic steels". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00664425.
@article{osti_6174308,
title = {Observation of oscillating reaction rates during the isothermal oxidation of ferritic steels},
author = {Hurdus, M H and Tomlinson, L and Titchmarsh, J M},
abstractNote = {Oscillating reaction rates have been observed in the steam oxidation of 2 1/4Cr-1MoNb and 9Cr-1Mo ferritic steels at 500-550C. Changes in reaction rate are associated with the formation of a laminated, inner-oxide layer, made up of bands of fine and coarse-grain spinel oxide. The lowest reaction rates occur during growth of the fine-grain oxide. Coarse-grain oxide generally contains the same levels of Cr, Mo, and Si as the steel (after allowing for loss of Fe to the outer layer), while the fine-grain material contains three times these levels. Ni builds up in the metal and is present in the oxide as metallic particles (mostly associated with fine-grain oxide). A mechanism is proposed in which the highest reaction rates are controlled by diffusion of Fe ions through the oxide layer (as in normal parabolic oxidation) and the lowest rates by diffusion of Fe through the Ni-rich layer in the metal.},
doi = {10.1007/BF00664425},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6174308}, journal = {Oxidation of Metals; (USA)},
issn = {0030-770X},
number = ,
volume = 34:5-6,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1990},
month = {Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1990}
}