The influence of Si on the primary protection of lean FeCrAl model alloys in O2 and O2+H2O at 600 °C: A microstructural investigation

• The present study investigates the influence of Si on the high-temperature corrosion behavior of lean FeCrAl model alloys in O2 and O2+H2O at 600 °C. The addition of Si prevented breakaway oxidation in O2+H2O which may be explained by the increased Al-content and reduced Cr-content in the oxide (O2) as well as the Si-enrichment in the outer part of the scale (O2+H2O). A proposed explanation for the impact of Si-addition on the Cr- and Al-content was given by thermodynamic calculations which showed that the presence of Si increases the activity of Al in the alloy while reducing the activity of Cr.

Subject headings

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Kemi -- Annan kemi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Chemical Sciences -- Other Chemistry Topics (hsv//eng)

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Materialteknik -- Metallurgi och metalliska material (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Materials Engineering -- Metallurgy and Metallic Materials (hsv//eng)

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Kemiteknik -- Korrosionsteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Chemical Engineering -- Corrosion Engineering (hsv//eng)

Keyword

A. Silicon

B. SEM

C. High temperature corrosion

A. FeCrAl

C. Thermodynamic diagrams

B. STEM

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