Abstract
Fe-Cr ferritic alloy is one of the candidates of interconnects. This alloy has a good oxidation resistance by formation of a protective Cr2O3 scale, which also protects from carburization. Using hydrocarbon gas as fuel, Cr concentration near the alloy surface may decrease by the formation of Cr carbides. The formation of the protective Cr2O3 scale is failed. It is expected that Nb addition to Fe- Cr alloy prevents from carburization because Nb has stronger affinity to carbon than Cr. Fe-16 mass%Cr and Fe-16 mass%Cr- 1.0 mass%Nb alloys were exposed to the atmosphere with S/C=1.1 at 1073 K up to 604.8 ks. In the case of Fe-16Cr alloy, carburization occurred extensively and internal Cr oxides and carbides were formed inside of the alloy. No Cr carbides were observed in all parts of the Nb added alloy. This indicates that carburization resistance is improved by the addition of Nb.
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