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Title: Structural alloy with a protective coating containing silicon or silicon-oxide

Abstract

An iron-based alloy containing chromium and optionally, nickel. The alloy has a surface barrier of silicon or silicon plus oxygen which converts at high temperature to a protective silicon compound. The alloy can be used in oxygen-sulfur mixed gases at temperatures up to about 1100.degree. C.

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  1. (Naperville, IL)
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Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL
OSTI Identifier:
869676
Patent Number(s):
US 5376458
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC) ANL
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
structural; alloy; protective; coating; containing; silicon; silicon-oxide; iron-based; chromium; optionally; nickel; surface; barrier; plus; oxygen; converts; temperature; compound; oxygen-sulfur; mixed; gases; temperatures; 1100; degree; mixed gas; silicon compound; protective coating; alloy containing; mixed gases; based alloy; oxygen-sulfur mixed; surface barrier; containing silicon; coating containing; containing chromium; iron-based alloy; /428/

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Natesan, Ken. Structural alloy with a protective coating containing silicon or silicon-oxide. United States: N. p., 1994. Web.
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abstractNote = {An iron-based alloy containing chromium and optionally, nickel. The alloy has a surface barrier of silicon or silicon plus oxygen which converts at high temperature to a protective silicon compound. The alloy can be used in oxygen-sulfur mixed gases at temperatures up to about 1100.degree. C.},
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year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994},
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  • An iron-based alloy is described containing chromium and optionally, nickel. The alloy has a surface barrier of silicon or silicon plus oxygen which converts at high temperature to a protective silicon compound. The alloy can be used in oxygen-sulfur mixed gases at temperatures up to about 1100 C. 8 figures.

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