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Effect of Mn on the Growth Behavior of Pre-oxidized Film on the Heat-resistant Steel Surface

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The phase composition of the pre-oxidized film on an alloy surface usually has a great influence on its corrosion resistance. In this work, the surface oxide film growth behavior in low-oxygen atmosphere at 720 °C of two 12Cr heat-resistant steels with different Mn content was studied, and their corrosion resistance in liquid lead–bismuth eutectic (LBE) with saturated oxygen at 600 °C was tested. The results indicated that the pre-oxidized film of 1.6Mn steel is mainly composed of large-size Mn–Cr spinel and Fe–Cr spinel, while that of improved 0Mn steel is mainly composed of continuous and dense Cr2O3 and Fe–Cr spinel. This is because Mn has a high diffusion rate in Cr2O3, so it can pass through the Cr2O3 layer and combine with O to form Mn-rich oxides, and then the Mn-rich oxides react with Cr2O3 to form Mn–Cr spinel. However, due to the high solubility of Mn in LBE, the Mn-rich pre-oxidized film of 1.6Mn steel will dissolve and fail quickly, so its long-term corrosion resistance in LBE is lower than that of 0Mn steel.

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Cao, X., Zhang, Y., Rong, L. et al. Effect of Mn on the Growth Behavior of Pre-oxidized Film on the Heat-resistant Steel Surface. High Temperature Corrosion of mater. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11085-024-10242-1

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