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Improvement of high-temperature oxidation resistance and strength in alumina-forming austenitic stainless steels

  • Xiangqi Xu
  • , Xiaofeng Zhang
  • , Guoliang Chen
  • , Zhaoping Lu*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • University of Science and Technology Beijing
  • Tongling University

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Abstract

A new alumina-forming austenitic stainless steel with greatly improved high-temperature oxidation resistance and strength was developed via alloying 3.0 wt.% Al in the Fe-25Ni-18Cr based alloy. Continuous, stable and exclusive alumina scale was formed in either dry air or air with 10% water vapor mixed environment at 800 °C. The long-term high-temperature oxidation performance is appreciably enhanced which is associated with the high density of the B2-NiAl precipitation phase maintaining the Al2O3 surface layer. Moreover, when tested at 750 °C in dry air environment, the new steel showed high yield and fracture tensile strength of 310-335 and 480-500 MPa, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3285-3288
Number of pages4
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume65
Issue number21-22
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Austenitic stainless steel
  • Oxidation
  • Surface
  • Tensile strength

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