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Oxidation of Nickel-Coated AISI 430 Alloy: Effect of Pre-oxidation and Fe0.5Ni0.5 Inter-diffusion Layer

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The oxidation behavior of nickel (Ni)-coated AISI 430 alloy was investigated at 800 °C in moisture-saturated (~ 3% H2O) air. Effects of pre-oxidation of AISI 430 in air and inter-diffusion layer (Fe0.5Ni0.5) of Ni-coated AISI 430, in dilute hydrogen (Ar–3%H2) at 800 °C, on the oxidation behavior were also studied. Microstructure, elemental chemistry, and compound/oxide formation across the reaction zones/oxide layer were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction techniques. Multilayered oxides/reaction zones were found for all the samples. Ni-coated AISI 430 exhibits the lowest chromium diffusion into the oxide scale from the AISI 430/oxide scale interface. Pre-oxidation of AISI 430 and inter-diffusion of Ni-coated AISI 430 show excessive chromium diffusion into the reaction zone/oxide scale and interfacial porosity.

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US Department of Energy funded the research under the Grant No. DE-FE 0023385. One author (MK) is grateful to NASA Alabama Space Grant Consortium (ASGC) for the financial support to pursue Ph.D. study (Grant No. NNX15AJ18H).

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King, M.K., Mahapatra, M.K. Oxidation of Nickel-Coated AISI 430 Alloy: Effect of Pre-oxidation and Fe0.5Ni0.5 Inter-diffusion Layer. Oxid Met 94, 359–381 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11085-020-09996-1

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