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Title: Molten glass corrosion resistance of immersed combustion-heating tube materials in soda-lime-silicate glass

Journal Article · · Journal of the American Ceramic Society; (United States)
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  1. Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States). School of Materials Science and Engineering

The corrosion resistance of molybdenum, molybdenum disilicide, and a SiC[sub (p)]/Al[sub 2]O[sub 3] composite to molten soda-lime-silicate glass was studied. The ASTM-C621-84 corrosion test method was modified because of inherent inaccuracies in the method and Si attack of platinum crucibles. Specimen-glass interfacial regions were characterized using XRD, SEM, and EDS. After 48 h of exposure at 1,565 C, the half-down corrosion recessions of Mo, MoSi[sub 2], and SiC[sub (p)]/Al[sub 2]O[sub 3] were 0.11, 0.316, and 0.26 mm, respectively. Mo oxidized to form a MoO[sub 2] surface scale which cracked, allowing glass seepage and further oxidation. Silicon was leached out of MoSi[sub 2] into the glass, leaving a Mo[sub 5]Si[sub 3] interface and particles of Mo near the interface. For the SiC[sub (p)]/Al[sub 2]O[sub 3] composite, bubbles observed at the interfacial regions formed from oxidation of SiC to form CO. Thermodynamic modeling corroborated these experimental observations. The work discussed herein is part of a larger research thrust to develop materials for immersed gas-fired radiant burner tubes for glass melters.

OSTI ID:
7072744
Journal Information:
Journal of the American Ceramic Society; (United States), Vol. 77:6; ISSN 0002-7820
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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