ISSN:
1573-4889
Keywords:
oxidation
;
titanium
;
chromium
;
adherence
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract The oxidation behavior of Ti-Cr alloys (1, 4, 11, and 19% chromium by weight) was investigated, between 550 and 700°C, in air and in oxygen, for a maximum duration of about 800 hr. The kinetics results revealed a significant influence of the chromium content with a maximum, in the unfavorable sense, around 4%. Moreover, the analysis of kinetics curves showed that stable rate constants could be obtained only if the duration of oxidation was sufficiently long. The oxide layers were duplex with a much higher chromium content in the inner layer. The morphological investigations performed on cross-sections of the oxidized specimens showed that the chromium modifies the crystallization of the oxide layers. The adherence of the oxide layers evolves nonmonotonically as a function of chromium content for the same degree of progression of the reaction and as a function of the oxidation rate, which is itself dependent on chromium content.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00741471
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