High‐Temperature Creep Behavior of Mixed Conducting La0.5Sr0.5Fe1−xCoxO3‐δ (0.5≤x≤1) Materials

Abstract

Steady‐state compressive creep rate of La0.5Sr0.5Fe0.5Co0.5O3−δ (LSFC) and La0.5Sr0.5CoO3−δ (LSC) is reported in the temperature region 900°–1050°C and stress range 5–28 MPa. The stress exponents for the two materials were 1.71±0.18 and 1.24±0.15, respectively. The activation energy for creep was considerably higher for LSC (619±56 kJ/mol) than for LSFC (392±28 kJ/mol). The grain size exponent for LSC was 1.28±0.14. Considerably higher creep rates were observed for both materials in N2 compared with air. Relaxation by creep of chemical‐induced stresses in oxygen‐permeable membranes is addressed, especially at low partial pressure of oxygen.