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A. Galerie

Inverse growth transport in thermal chromia scales on Fe–15Cr steels in oxygen and in water vapour and its effect on scale adhesion

Chromia scales of near equivalent thickness were thermally grown on Fe–15Cr steels in 16O2 followed by 18O2 and in H216O followed by H218O. SIMS oxygen isotope profiles showed that oxidation in oxygen proceeded by outward chromium transport, whereas oxidation in H2O involved inward transport of hydroxide species. Adhesion measurements using room temperature tensile testing could quantify adhesion energy: 20 J m−2 for O2-grown scales and 80 J m−2 for scales formed in H2O, a result of this mass transport inversion.

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Effect of coatings on a commercial stainless steel for SOFC interconnect application in anode atmosphere

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Coated interconnects development for high temperature water vapour electrolysis: Study in anode atmospher

International audience; High temperature water vapour electrolysis (HTE) is an efficient technology for hydrogen production. In this context, a commercial stainless steel, K41X (AISI 441), was chosen as interconnect. In a previous paper, the high temperature corrosion and the electrical conductivity were evaluated in both anode (O-2-H2O) and cathode (H-2-H2O) atmosphere at 800 degrees C. In O-2-H2O atmosphere, the formation of a thin chromia protective layer was observed. Nevertheless, the ASR parameter measured was higher than the maximum accepted value. These results, in addition with chromium evaporation measurements, proved that the K41X alloy is not suitable for HTE interconnect applic…

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High-temperature oxidation of Fe3Al and Fe3AlZr intermetallics

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