Abstract
Aluminium as an alloying element in steels is beneficial for the formation of slow-growing oxide layers at high temperatures. Steels with aluminium as the oxide former are of interest for use in carburizing atmospheres with low O 2 partial pressures, e.g. coal gasification or the high temperature nuclear reactor. The behaviour of Al 2O 3 layers on ferritic and austenitic steels with small additions of titanium, zirconium, niobium and vanadium was studied by measuring radiocarbon penetration in thermal cycling and creep experiments. The oxide layers on the ferritic steels adhered well and were compact with a high carburization resistance. In the creep tests on the austenitic alloys, cracking of the oxide layer and subsequent intergranular oxidation and carburization were observed.
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