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Performance of high-velocity oxy-fuel-sprayed chromium carbide-nickel chromium coating in an actual boiler environment of a thermal power plant

Journal Article · · Corrosion (Houston)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.5006/1.3278432· OSTI ID:20969775
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  1. Industrial Technology Institute, Roorkee (India)
The present study aims to evaluate the performance of a high-velocity oxy-fuel (HVOF)-sprayed Cr{sub 3}C{sub 2}-NiCr (chromium carbide-nickel chromium) coating on a nickel-based super-alloy in an actual industrial environment of a coal-fired boiler, with the objective to protect the boiler super-heater and reheater tubes from hot corrosion. The tests were performed in the platen super heater zone of a coal-fired boiler for 1,000 h at 900 degrees C under cyclic conditions. The Cr{sub 3}C{sub 2}-NiCr coating imparted the necessary protection to the nickel-based super alloy in the given environment. The dense and flat splat structure of the coating, and the formation of oxides of chromium and nickel and their spinels, might have protected the substrate super alloy from the inward permeation of corrosive species.
OSTI ID:
20969775
Journal Information:
Corrosion (Houston), Journal Name: Corrosion (Houston) Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 63; ISSN 0010-9312; ISSN CORRAK
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English