Abstract
A test-rig for thermal cycling has been developed to investigate the mechanisms behind some of the damages done to a grate-link in a pelletising indurator for iron ore pellets. The results from the test-rig were compared with the degradation of grate-links that had been in service for 8 months in the indurator. The damages on the grate-links induced both in the test-rig and at service were defined as internal oxidation which facilitated propagation of intergranular stress corrosion cracking (IGSCC). Internal oxidation was initiated by spallation or removal of the oxide layers. The test-rig was able to successfully perform a lab-scale simulation of the degradation experienced in the indurator. Thermal cycling was applied to plate-formed specimens by constraining their thermal elongation to form bending and thereby stimulate the mechanisms of spallation and sensibilisation to IGSCC by internal oxidation.
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