Modeling the effect of water vapor on the interfacial behavior of high-temperature air in contact with Fe20Cr surfaces

Ariel A. Chialvo, Michael P. Brady, James R. Keiser, David R. Cole

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Abstract

This work uses molecular dynamics simulation to provide an atomistic view of the contrasting interfacial behavior between high-temperature dry air and wet (10-40 vol.% water) air in contact with stainless steels. A key finding was that H2O preferentially adsorbs and displaces oxygen at the metal-fluid interface. We also discuss how these findings are consistent with Ehlers et al. proposed competitive adsorption mechanism for the interpretation of the breakaway oxidation, and highlight their impact on other properties.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1027-1030
Number of pages4
JournalScripta Materialia
Volume64
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2011

Funding

This research was sponsored by the Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), managed by UT-Battelle, LLC for the US Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725 .

Keywords

  • Fe-Cr alloys
  • Metal-fluid interfacial behavior
  • Molecular simulation
  • Wet air

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