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High temperature degradation of some steels in V{sub 2}O{sub 5} and Na{sub 2}SO{sub 4} salts

Conference ·
OSTI ID:352595
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  1. Centro de Investigaciones en Materials Avanzados, Chihuahua (Mexico)
  2. Univ. Autonoma del Estado de Morelos (Mexico)
The useful life of superheaters and reheaters of power stations which use heavy oil as fuel are shortened and their continuous service is inhibited by corrosion and creep type problems. The increase of corrosion attack of boilers is caused by the presence of fuel ash deposits containing mainly V, Na and S which form low melting point compounds. In this context, the tubes are exposed to the action of high stresses and high temperatures producing the so called ``creep damage.`` In this work, two kinds of results are reported: laboratory and field studies using stainless steels. The laboratory work was also divided into two parts. In the first one, the steel was exposed under the action of natural ash-deposits in oxidant atmospheres at 600 C for 24 hours. In the second one, tensile specimens were creep-tested in Na{sub 2}SO{sub 4}, V{sub 2}O{sub 5} and a mixture at 580--620 C interval.
OSTI ID:
352595
Report Number(s):
CONF-980316--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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