Oxidation behavior of 26Cr-16Ni and AISI 309 austenitic stainless steels in air flow at 1,173 K

Abstract

Abstract This work investigates the isothermal oxidation behavior of as cast 26Cr-16Ni, as cold-rolled AISI 309 and as cast AISI 309 at 1,173 K in air flow rate of 40 cm3 × min−1 using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). In 33 hours, the oxidation resistance declines from high to low are as cast 26Cr-16Ni, as cold-rolled AISI 309 and as cast AISI 309, respectively. The oxidation kinetic results show that the exponential rate constant of the as cast 26Cr-16Ni, as cold-rolled AISI 309 and as cast AISI 309 are 8.79 × 10−6, 4.02 × 10−5 and 4.35 × 10−5 g × cm−2 × s-n, respectively. The exponential growth rates of as cast 26Cr-16Ni, as cold-rolled AISI 309 and as cast AISI 309 are 0.42, 0.29 and 0.32, respectively. It indicates that the oxidation kinetic of as cast 26Cr-16Ni approaches a parabolic rate law, but those of as cold-rolled and as cast AISI 309 approach the cubic rate law. The sequence of oxide scale formations on the tested samples is also discussed.