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High-temperature oxidation of FeCrAl alloys: the effect of Mg incorporation into the alumina scale

  • A. Dimyati , H. J. Penkalla , P. Untoro , D. Naumenko , W. J. Quadakkers and J. Mayer EMAIL logo
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International Journal of Materials Research
From the journal International Journal of Materials Research Volume 94 Issue 3

Abstract

Apart from reactive element additions, commercial FeCrAl alloys contain a number of poorly controlled or unavoidable impurities, which might significantly affect the material’s oxidation behaviour. In the present study it was found that magnesium, if present in a concentration of only 80 ppm, can substantially affect composition and morphology of the alumina surface scales. This was found for scales formed after short (a few minutes) as well as very long (up to 1000 h) oxidation treatments. Magnesium appeared to diffuse outward through the alumina scale and it became enriched in the outer part of the oxide scale, forming a layer of MgAl2O4 spinel. An important effect associated with the Mg enrichment and spinel formation was the development of porosity within the scale which likely affects the scale growth rate and adherence, however, did not fundamentally change the sub-parabolic character of the scale thickening rate, which has previously frequently been reported for pure α-alumina scales.

Keywords: High-temperature oxidation; FeCrAl alloys; Transmission electron microscopy; Focused ion beam technique
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Funding statement: The authors thank Dr. A. Schertel (FEI Germany) for his expert help with FIB specimen preparation, Dr. Syahril and Dr. T. E. Weirich for help with diffraction pattern analysis, and gratefully acknowledge support by the German ministry of education and research (BMBF) and the Indonesian national nuclear energy agency (BATAN) in the framework of the bilateral co-operation project IDN 99/004.

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Received: 2002-11-21
Published Online: 2022-01-11

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https://doi.org/10.3139/ijmr-2003-0037
Keywords for this article
High-temperature oxidation; FeCrAl alloys; Transmission electron microscopy; Focused ion beam technique

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Frontmatter
  2. Editorial
  3. Editorial
  4. Articles/Aufsätze
  5. The role of oxidation-induced cavities on the failure of the thermally grown oxide on binary β-NiAl alloys
  6. Phase stability of Y + Gd co-doped zirconia
  7. Mechanisms governing the distortion of alumina-forming alloys upon cyclic oxidation
  8. High-temperature oxidation of FeCrAl alloys: the effect of Mg incorporation into the alumina scale
  9. Nonlinear dielectric properties at oxide grain boundaries
  10. TEM observations of singular grain boundaries and their roughening transition in TiO2-excess BaTiO3
  11. Processing of dense MgO substrates for high-temperature superconductors
  12. Microwave-induced crystallization of polysilazane-derived silicon carbonitride
  13. Schottky barrier formation in liquid-phase-sintered silicon carbide
  14. SrTiO3: a model electroceramic
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  16. Spreading of liquid Ag and Ag–Mo alloys on molybdenum substrates
  17. Nanoalloying in mixed AgmAun nanowires
  18. Never ending saga of a simple boundary
  19. Comparison of interfacial chemistry at Cu/α-alumina and Cu/γ-alumina interfaces
  20. Microstructure of Cu2O/Si interfaces, made by epitaxial electrodeposition
  21. Metal/oxide interfaces and their reaction with hydrogen
  22. Amorphous films at metal/ceramic interfaces
  23. Some thoughts on source monochromation and the implications for electron energy loss spectroscopy
  24. Determination of the contrast transfer function by analysing diffractograms of thin amorphous foils
  25. Progress in the preparation of cross-sectional TEM specimens by ion-beam thinning
  26. Quantification of interfacial segregation by analytical electron microscopy
  27. Quantification of elemental segregation to lath and grain boundaries in low-alloy steel by STEM X-ray mapping combined with the ζ-factor method
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  29. Connectivity of CSL grain boundaries and the role of deviations from exact coincidence
  30. Effect of laser shock processing on the microstructure and mechanical properties of pure Cu
  31. Growth and microstructure of iron nitride layers and pore formation in ε-Fe3N
  32. Phase diagram of the Al–Cu–Fe quasicrystal-forming alloy system
  33. Notifications/Mitteilungen
  34. Personal/Personelles
  35. Gesellschaftsnachricht
  36. International Conferences
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