Abstract
The oxidation of a ternary Cu–Ni–Cr alloy containing approximately 45 wt.% Ni and 30 wt.% Cr has been studied in 1 atm O2 at 700–800°C. The alloy contains a mixture of three phases: the one with the largest copper and lowest chromium content forms the matrix, the one with an intermediate chromium content has a rather large volume fraction and forms large islands, while the phase richest in chromium forms isolated particles dispersed in the other two phases. At variance with another Cu–Ni–Cr ternary three-phase alloy containing only 20 wt.% Cr and 20 wt.% Ni, which formed complex scales containing mixtures of the oxides of the various components and double oxides, plus an irregular region composed of a mixture of alloy and oxides, the present alloy is able to form protective, external chromia scales. A similar result could be obtained with alloys containing about 20 wt.% Cr, but composed of either a single phase (Cu–60Ni–20Cr) or of a mixture of two phases (Cu–40Ni–20Cr). The need for a larger chromium content for producing chromia scales for three-phase as compared to two-phase Cu–Ni–Cr alloys is attributed to the limitations of the diffusion of the alloy components in the metal substrate imposed by their multiphase nature.
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