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The Effect of Niobium and Carbon on the Oxidation Resistance of Alloys Based on Fe3Al at 900°C

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The cyclic oxidation behaviour of Fe-26Al-3Nb, Fe-27Al-5Nb and Fe-26Al-5Nb-1.4C (in at%) was investigated at 900°C. Chemical and phase analyses of the scale and oxide protrusions were conducted using light optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. The oxidation resistance of the tested alloys was determined using fractal dimension, and the results were compared with Fe-26Al-0.3Zr, Fe-26Al-1Zr (at%) and EN X5CrNi18-10 steel.

The oxidation kinetics of Fe-26Al-3Nb and Fe-27Al-5Nb follow the parabolic rate law. Oxidation ingress into the alloys was observed due to the preferential oxidation of niobium-rich precipitates. Therefore, the oxidation rate of tested alloys increased with increasing amounts of particles of Laves phase (Fe, Al)2Nb and NbC. The niobium carbides oxidised more readily than the particles of Laves phase (Fe, Al)2Nb. The cyclic oxidation of Fe-Al-Nb and Fe-Al-Nb-C alloys at 900°C led to the formation of oxide scales composed of Al2O3, Fe2O3 and AlNbO4 (or non-stoichiometric AlNbO4).

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The authors would like to thank Ing. Pavel Kejzlar, Ph.D., for assistance in identifying the phase composition of the scales. This research was funded by the project of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic and the European Union–European Structural and Investment Funds in the framework of the Operational Programme Research, Development and Education – project Hybrid Materials for Hierarchical Structures, grant HyHi, Reg. No. CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000843. This publication was written with the support of the Institutional Endowment for the Long Term Conceptual Development of Research Institutes, as provided by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic in the year 2021.

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    A. Hotař

  2. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Glass Producing Machines and Robotics, Technical University of Liberec, Studentská 2, CZ, 46117, Liberec, Czech Republic

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  3. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Engineering Technology, Technical University of Liberec, Studentská 2, CZ, 46117, Liberec, Czech Republic

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  4. Faculty of Mathematics and Physic, Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Charles University of Prague, Ke Karlovu 5, CZ, 121 16, Prague 2, Czech Republic

    S. Daniš

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Hotař, A., Hotař, V., Švec, M. et al. The Effect of Niobium and Carbon on the Oxidation Resistance of Alloys Based on Fe3Al at 900°C. Oxid Met 98, 77–107 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11085-022-10111-9

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