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Initial Oxidation Behavior of Ferritic Stainless Steel Interconnect with Sputtered NiFe2 Alloy Coating

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Initial oxidation behavior of ferritic stainless steel with a sputtered NiFe2 coating for solid oxide fuel cells interconnect application was investigated in air at 800 °C to understand the transformation process from the NiFe2 alloy coating to NiFe2O4 spinel layer. The results indicated that the NiFe2 coating was initially converted to a surface scale with a layered structure consisting of a top Fe2O3 layer followed by NiFe2O4 mid-layer and an NiO inner layer. Cr oxide started to form at scale/steel interface before the coating was completely oxidized. The preferential growth orientation of Fe2O3 on the surface varied with time during the initial oxidation stage. Steel preoxidation prior to coating not only accelerated the oxidation of NiFe2 coating and the growth of NiFe2O4 layer, but also suppressed the orientated growth of Fe2O3. The surface scales on the coated steels were electrically conductive. The oxidation mechanism of the coated steels is discussed.

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This work is supported by the National Key R&D Program of China under Grant No. 2017YFB0306100 and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) under Grant No. 51871052.

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    Qingqing Zhao, Shujiang Geng, Gang Chen & Fuhui Wang

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Zhao, Q., Geng, S., Chen, G. et al. Initial Oxidation Behavior of Ferritic Stainless Steel Interconnect with Sputtered NiFe2 Alloy Coating. Oxid Met 93, 283–299 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11085-019-09954-6

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