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Oxidation of Fe-19. 6Cr-15. 1Mn stainless steel

Journal Article · · Oxid. Met.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00751800· OSTI ID:6053834
The oxidation behavior in air of Fe-19.6Cr-15.1Mn was studied from 700 to 1000/degree/C. Pseudoparabolic kinetics were followed, giving an activation energy of 80 kcal/mole. A comparison of rates for Fe/sub 3/O/sub 4/ formation during oxidation of FeO as well as for the oxidation of various stainless steels, which form spinels, gave good agreement and strongly suggests that spinel growth was rate controlling. The oxidation rate of this alloy (high-Cr) was compared with that of an alloy previously studied, Fe-9.5Cr-17.8Mn (low-Cr) and was less by about a factor of 12 at 1000/degree/C and by about a factor of 100 at 800/degree/C. The marked differences can be ascribed to the destabilization of wustite by the higher chromium alloy. Scale structures are explained by the use of calculated stability diagrams. The mechanism of oxidation is discussed and compared with that of the low-Cr alloy.
Research Organization:
School of Engineering and Applied Science, Los Angeles, CA (USA)
OSTI ID:
6053834
Journal Information:
Oxid. Met.; (United States), Journal Name: Oxid. Met.; (United States) Vol. 29:3-4; ISSN OXMEA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English