Premium
X‐Ray photoelectron spectroscopic study of the aqueous oxidation of stellite‐6 alloy
Author(s) -
McIntyre N. S.,
Zetaruk D.,
Murphy E. V.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
surface and interface analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1096-9918
pISSN - 0142-2421
DOI - 10.1002/sia.740010402
Subject(s) - x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , aqueous solution , cobalt , dissolution , stellite , alloy , oxide , chemistry , cobalt oxide , oxidation state , metal , analytical chemistry (journal) , inorganic chemistry , materials science , chemical engineering , chromatography , organic chemistry , engineering
The aqueous oxidation of the cobalt allow Stellite‐6 has been studied in pH 10 water 285°C, as a function of dissolved oxygen concentration and length of exposure time. The result surface films were analysed by X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and other techniques. Using XPS, a quantitative measurement of the oxide and metallic surface components was obtained and depth‐concentration profiles were determined. The effect of gaseous oxidation on the surface composition was also studied, and from a comparison of the oxidation behaviour under aqueous and gas phase conditions, solid state and solution‐transport processes could be distinguished. The gas phase studies showed that cobalt ions diffuse preferentially to the outer surface. During aqueous oxidation, however, the surface composition is found to be depleted in cobalt; preferential dissolution of the cobalt component of the alloy is therefore occurring under these aqueous conditions.