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A Study of the Mechanism of Formation of Composite Oxide Scale on Heat-Resistant Steel 25Cr18Ni9Si2

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The methods of scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive analysis and x-ray diffractometry are used to study the kinetics and the mechanism of formation of complex-composition oxide scale on the surface of heat-resistant steel 25Cr18Ni9Si2 during oxidation at 900°C for 500 h. The composition of the scale and the proportion of the gain in the weight to the duration of the oxidation are determined. It is shown that the formation of the composite scale is connected with simultaneous oxidation and reduction of Si, Cr, Fe, and Ni accompanied by refinement of the oxide grains. It is inferred that the dense composite oxide scale is responsible for the high resistance of the steel to oxidation.

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The work has been supported financially by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC 51775289) and the Major Project of the Shandong Province Natural Science Foundation (ZR2018ZB0524).

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Translated from Metallovedenie i Termicheskaya Obrabotka Metallov, No. 10, pp. 23 – 29, October, 2021.

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Wang, H., Sun, S. A Study of the Mechanism of Formation of Composite Oxide Scale on Heat-Resistant Steel 25Cr18Ni9Si2. Met Sci Heat Treat 63, 540–546 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11041-022-00725-w

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