Corrosion behavior of alloy 800H (Fe-21Cr-32Ni) in supercritical water

L. Tan, T. R. Allen, Y. Yang

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Abstract

The effect of testing conditions (temperature, time, and oxygen content) and material's microstructure (the as-received and the grain boundary engineered conditions) on the corrosion behavior of alloy 800H in high-temperature pressurized water was studied using a variety of characterization techniques. Oxidation was observed as the primary corrosion behavior on the samples. Oxide exfoliation was significantly mitigated on the grain boundary engineered samples compared to the as-received ones. The oxide formation, including some " mushroom-shaped oxidation" , is predicted via a combination of thermodynamics and kinetics influenced by the preferential diffusion of specific species using short-cut diffusion paths.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)703-711
Number of pages9
JournalCorrosion Science
Volume53
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • C. Exfoliation
  • C. Kinetic parameters
  • C. Oxidation
  • C. Thermodynamic diagrams

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