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The Effect of Water Vapor on the Transition from Internal to External Oxidation of Austenitic Steels at 1,073 K

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The effect of water vapor on the transition from internal to external oxidation of austenitic alloys has been conducted at 1,073 K under the equilibrium oxygen partial pressure for the coexistence of Fe and FeO. Critical Cr concentrations in the Fe–Cr–30Ni (at.%) austenitic alloys were determined to be 30 at.% in dry atmosphere and 37 at.% in humid atmosphere. Thus, water vapor significantly affected the transition from internal to external oxidation of austenitic alloys. Two oxides of Cr2O3 and FeCr2O4 precipitated in the Fe–5Cr–30Ni (at.%) alloy and solid state reaction for the formation of FeCr2O4 may be influenced by water vapor. Oxygen permeability, which was estimated by considering the effective stoichiometric ratio, was also enhanced by water vapor.

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This study is financially supported by the project of “Design principle of super heat-resistant steels applicable to innovative 800 °C class A-USC power plants” in Advanced Low Carbon Technology Research and Development Program, Japan Science and Technology Agency.

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  1. Department of Metallurgy and Ceramics Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1-S8-11, Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8552, Japan

    Mitsutoshi Ueda, Yuki Inoue, Hikotaro Ochiai, Masao Takeyama & Toshio Maruyama

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Ueda, M., Inoue, Y., Ochiai, H. et al. The Effect of Water Vapor on the Transition from Internal to External Oxidation of Austenitic Steels at 1,073 K. Oxid Met 79, 485–494 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11085-012-9350-2

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