Oxidation behaviour and microstructural stability of alloy 625 during long-term exposure in steam
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Nickel-based alloys are being considered as construction materials for various components in high-efficiency steam turbines with envisaged operating temperatures around 700 °C. In the present study, the steam oxidation behaviour of the nickel-based alloy 625 in the temperature range of 700–800 °C was investigated whereby exposures up to 10000 h were carried out. Gravimetric data in combination with results from a variety of post exposure analysis techniques showed in all cases the formation of protective oxide scales mainly consisting of chromia with minor amounts of outer Cr/Mn spinel and internal silica. The phases found in the bulk alloy after long-term exposure were mainly needle-shaped δ-Ni3(Nb,Mo) phase, μ-phase and Si-rich η-M6C carbide. Microstructural features and phase formation were found to be related to minor variations in the alloy composition, especially iron and silicon content. The oxidation-induced chromium depletion caused a number of microstructural changes in the subsurface depletion layer. Most important was an enrichment of the intermetallic δ-phase at the scale–alloy interface. DICTRA modelling revealed this effect to be caused by uphill diffusion as a result of a negative niobium activity gradient in the subscale chromium depletion zone. Although the available kinetic and thermodynamic data allowed qualitative explanation of the δ-phase enrichment, the databases do not correctly describe the high molybdenum solubility in the δ-phase.
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