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Chromium-oxide Growth on Fe–Cr–Ni Alloy Studied with Grazing-emission X-ray Fluorescence

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Using grazing-emission X-ray fluorescence (GEXRF), isothermal oxidation of the alloys 55Fe–25Cr–20Ni and 55Fe–25Cr–20Ni(+0.3Y) (wt.%) were studied as a function of oxidation time at 750 °C in O2. In addition, the effect of thermal cycling was studied. Using GEXRF, oxide thickness, the Cr-depletion zone in the substrate, and Fe and Ni concentrations in the oxide were monitored as a function of oxidation time. Scanning-electron microscopy was used to independently measure the Cr-depletion zone. Raman spectroscopy was used to measure the concentration of Fe2O3 appearing in the oxides in early oxidation (less than 2 h). Both GEXRF and Raman measurements show that the thermally-grown chromium oxide purifies with extended oxidation; initially abundant Fe2O3 became undetectable after 2 h of oxidation. However, the total Fe concentration was still ∼3% after 2 h but systematically decreased with further oxidation. Thermal cycling had no effect on these results.

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This research is supported by the US Department of Energy, Basic Energy Science, Materials Science under Contract No. W-31-109-ENG-38.

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    I. K. Koshelev, A. P. Paulikas, M. Beno, G. Jennings, J. Linton, M. Grimsditch, S. Uran & B. W. Veal

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Koshelev, I.K., Paulikas, A.P., Beno, M. et al. Chromium-oxide Growth on Fe–Cr–Ni Alloy Studied with Grazing-emission X-ray Fluorescence. Oxid Met 68, 37–51 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11085-007-9053-2

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