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High-Temperature Oxidation Studies of Low-Nickel Austenitic Stainless Steel. Part I: Isothermal Oxidation

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The oxidation behavior of low-nickel austenitic stainless steel (LNiSS) in air at 873 and 973 K was investigated for 500 hr. The oxide scales formed during the process were examined by a wide range of experimental techniques including SEM/EDS, XRD, and EPMA, in order to determine their influence on kinetics behavior. Kinetics laws were close to parabolic at both temperatures, but the morphology of scales showed important differences with temperature. At 873 K the oxide scale was thinner, with irregular growth, intrusions, and without spallation. It was concluded that slower kinetics and advantageous scale morphology suggest that LNiSS is a suitable material for isothermal oxidation in air at 873 K. At higher temperatures, uniformly thick scales plus iron-rich nodules were observed with different composition regions. The most destructive feature was the formation of Fe-rich nodules, which were vulnerable to spalling during cooling.

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  1. Departamento de Ciencia de los Materiales, Facultad de Química, Universidad Complutense, 28040, Madrid, Spain

    F. J. Pérez & M. P. Hierro

  2. Departamento de Ciencia de los Materiales, E.T.S.I.I. y M., Universidad de Vigo, Lagoas-Marcosende, 36210, Vigo, Spain

    M. J. Cristóbal

  3. Departamento de Technología, Universitat Jaume I, Campus de Riu Sec, 12071, Castellón, Spain

    G. Arnau

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Pérez, F.J., Cristóbal, M.J., Arnau, G. et al. High-Temperature Oxidation Studies of Low-Nickel Austenitic Stainless Steel. Part I: Isothermal Oxidation. Oxidation of Metals 55, 105–118 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010329310030

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