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Impurity Effects on Alumina Scale Growth
Author(s) -
Hou Peggy Y.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.2003.tb03355.x
Subject(s) - impurity , alloy , diffusion , aluminium , materials science , oxygen , oxygen transport , growth rate , metal , metallurgy , creep , sulfur , chemical engineering , analytical chemistry (journal) , chemistry , inorganic chemistry , thermodynamics , physics , geometry , mathematics , organic chemistry , chromatography , engineering
Most high‐temperature‐resistant alloys oxidize to form an external alumina layer, or scale, whose slow growth protects the underlying alloy from continued aggressive oxidation. The growth of the Al 2 O 3 scale is controlled by the transport of oxygen inward and aluminum outward through it, with the rate dominated by the fastest diffusing species down the fastest path. Components in the alloy can be incorporated into the growing Al 2 O 3 layer, hence affect the transport rates of oxygen and/or aluminum. This paper summarizes existing experimental data to assess the possible effect of these incorporated impurities on the growth rate and transport properties of Al 2 O 3 scales formed on Fe‐, Ni‐, and Pt‐based alloys. The amount and distribution of the alloy base metal, sulfur impurity, and reactive elements, such as Hf, Y, Zr, and Ce, in the alumina scale are evaluated. Their effect on the oxidation and transport rates through the scale are discussed and compared with Al and O diffusion rates deduced from creep studies.