High Temperature Oxidation and Decarburization of SiMo Cast Iron in Air and Combustion Atmospheres
Abstract
Silicon and molybdenum (SiMo) alloyed cast irons with spherical graphite are used for exhaust manifolds for service at high temperatures in air and combustion atmospheres containing water vapor. Analysis of degraded surfaces of in-service manifolds indicates existence of a combined oxidation and de-carburization (de-C) phenomena. Therefore, sequential high-temperature tests in air and combustion atmosphere with recording weight change together with carbon analysis at each time step were utilized to quantify the kinetics of both processes. The recorded weight change was related to weight gain due to oxidation and weight loss due to de-C. Carbon analysis was used to de-couple these two processes. SEM measured thicknesses of de-C layers were used to verify kinetics obtained from changes in carbon concentration during oxidation. It was shown that the oxidation and de-C kinetics have different sensitivities to testing temperature and the type of oxidizing atmospheres. At 700 °C and above, there are several significant mutual effects between scale formation and de-C processes which affect the kinetics of these processes and activation energy. The tested experimental methodology for decoupling these processes can be used for alloy optimization.
Recommended Citation
S. N. Lekakh et al., "High Temperature Oxidation and Decarburization of SiMo Cast Iron in Air and Combustion Atmospheres," Oxidation of Metals, vol. 95, no. 3 - 4, pp. 251 - 268, Springer, Apr 2021.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11085-021-10022-1
Department(s)
Materials Science and Engineering
Research Center/Lab(s)
Peaslee Steel Manufacturing Research Center
Keywords and Phrases
De-carburization; Kinetics; Oxidation; Scale structure; SiMo cast iron
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0030-770X; 1573-4889
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2021 The Authors, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
02 Apr 2021
Comments
This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Award No. DE-EE0008458. Experimental tests were supported by the Peaslee Steel Research Manufacturing Center at Missouri S&T.