Abstract
A series of iron-chromium alloys were oxidized for 102 to 6×104 s in air and in the 295–500 K temperature range. Room-temperature oxidation of iron, chromium, antimony, and copper were also conducted at extended times. Oxidation characteristics such as oxide thickness and composition of the oxide and of the underlying alloy were evaluated from measurements by electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis (ESCA). An initial selective oxidation of chromium with a concomitant chromium depletion in the alloy was found. This initial oxidation step is followed by growth of an outer, iron rich oxide which causes the former chromium depletion to vanish. Apparent activation energies extracted from parabolic oxidation kinetics (295–500 K) of the investigated metals were found to be in the 10–20 kcal/mole range.
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