ISSN:
1573-4889
Keywords:
cyclic oxidation
;
12Cr-1Mo steel
;
acoustic emission
;
oxide-scale failure
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract Soot-blower operation leads to thermal-cyclic-oxidation conditions of heat-resistant steels in conventional power stations. The consequence may be failure of the protective oxide scales and increased corrosive attack. The behavior of protective oxide scales on 12Cr-1Mo steel was investigated under isothermal conditions at 650°C and under thermal cycling conditions between 650 and 300°C (200°C). The tests were performed in air, air + 0.5%SO2, simulating the fire side, and Ar-5% H2-50% H2O, simulating the steam side. Complete heat-exchanger tubes were used as specimens. The main instrument for the detection of scale failure was acoustic-emission analysis. In air and air + 0.5% SO2 the M2O3 scales with M = Fe, Cr were very thin and did not show significant failure either during isothermal or during cyclic oxidation. The thicker scales formed in Ar-5% H2-50% H2O, consisting of several partial layers, failed even during isothermal oxidation due to geometrically-induced growth stresses in the scale. Thus, in the thermal-cycling cooling periods there was only very little additional scale cracking. The scale behavior can be explained consistently by applying the existing quantitative models.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00664663
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