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Corrosion of Fe-25 Cr Alloy with microconstituent additions of hafnium and platinum

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OSTI ID:6669554
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  1. Universal Energy Systems, Inc., Dayton, OH (US)
The study reported was performed with a view to understanding the effects of minor additions of Hf and Pt on the corrosion behavior of a model chromia former, Fe-25Cr. Bulk addition of Hf or Pt was made at 1 wt.% level to the base alloy, Fe-25 Cr, and the experimental alloys were made by an ingot metallurgy route. Coupons were machined from the as-cast rods or forged prismatic bars, and metallographically polished to 1 {mu} alumina. Multiple samples were exposed to an H{sub 2}/H{sub 2}S/H{sub 2}O/Ar gas mixture at 700{degrees}C for times up to 192 hrs. Planar and cross-sections of scales formed on the substrate alloys were examined using a scanning electron microscope with an energy dispersive x-ray spectrometer (SEM/EDAX). A uniform chromia scale formed initially. This scale was broken down locally and slowly by the overgrowth of sulfide rich nodules. The effects of minor additions of Hf or Pt on the growth and breakdown of protective chromia scales are discussed in this paper.
OSTI ID:
6669554
Report Number(s):
CONF-890437--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English