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Effect of Surface Finish on High-Temperature Oxidation of Steels in CO2, Supercritical CO2, and Air

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Current and future power systems require steels resistant to high-temperature oxidation in CO2-rich environments. The introduction of structural defects by various surface treatments can profoundly affect the oxidation/corrosion behavior of steels in many environments. This effect is largely unexplored for steels exposed to high-temperature CO2, which is the focus of this work. We prepared Grade 22, Grade 91, 347H, and 310S steels with three different surface finishes, ranging from little to substantial surface damage, and exposed the steels to 1 bar CO2, 200 bar supercritical CO2, and laboratory air at 550 °C for up to 1500 h. Surface finish had little impact on the oxidation behavior of low-Cr (2 wt%) Grade 22 and high-Cr (25 wt%) 310S steels. In contrast, intermediate-Cr steels Grade 91 (8 wt%) and 347H (17 wt%) generally showed improved oxidation and carburization resistance with increasing extent of surface damage, which was attributed to the delay or prevention of the onset of Fe-rich oxide nodule growth. Comparison between exposure environments suggests that this effect is more complex for CO2 compared to air and that it is additionally affected by CO2 pressure. The results suggest that surface treatments should be considered as one approach to achieve improved corrosion resistance in high-temperature CO2, particularly for steels containing Cr levels near the transition that is required to form and maintain a protective Cr-rich oxide scale.

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This work was performed in support of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fossil Energy Crosscutting Technology Research Program. The research was executed through the NETL Research and Innovation Center’s Advanced Alloy Development Field Work Proposal. Research performed by Leidos Research Support Team staff was conducted under the RSS contract 89243318CFE000003. We thank Christopher McKaig (NETL) for preparation of the sample cross sections and Richard Gregory (NETL) for performing the air oxidation exposures.

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Oleksak, R.P., Holcomb, G.R., Carney, C.S. et al. Effect of Surface Finish on High-Temperature Oxidation of Steels in CO2, Supercritical CO2, and Air. Oxid Met 92, 525–540 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11085-019-09938-6

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