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Influence of preoxidation on the corrosion of steels in liquid lead-bismuth eutectic
Mary Ann HillP. D. DickersonR. S. LillardC. ValotRobert J. Hanrahansubject
AusteniteMaterials scienceLead-bismuth eutecticGeneral Chemical EngineeringMetallurgySpinelOxideCorundumGeneral Chemistryengineering.materialCorrosionchemistry.chemical_compoundchemistryengineeringGeneral Materials ScienceLayer (electronics)Magnetitedescription
Abstract Oxidation studies of martensitic/ferritic and austenitic steels have been conducted in static lead bismuth eutectic (LBE). Samples were preoxidized in an air/H2O gas mixture prior to immersion in LBE. Preoxidation films grown on HT-9 at 800°C for 48 h had a bilayer structure, an outer Fe-rich layer, and an inner Cr-rich layer. Glancing angle x-ray diffraction data found that two distinct structures were present in this oxide: Fe1+xCr2−xO4 spinel (cubic, face-centered cubic [fcc]) and (Cr,Fe)2O3 (rhombohedral, corundum). Magnetite formation (Fe3O4) was ruled out. Immersion in LBE resulted in the growth of an Fe-rich film on top of the preoxidation layer. It was concluded that the growth mechanism was Fe+++ interstitial transport from the metal/oxide interface. Preoxidized films grown on Type 316 (UNS S31600) stainless steel (SS) at 800°C for 64 h resulted in a Cr-rich inner layer and Fe-rich outer layer. X-ray diffraction found both Fe1+xCr2−xO4 spinel (cubic) and (Cr,Fe)2O3 corundum (rhombohedral...
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
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| 2004-11-01 |