Abstract:
The oxidation behaviour of Incoloy800H alloy in 750℃ and 850℃ pure steam was investigated by discontinuous weighing method, X-ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy. The results show that the oxidation kinetics of the tested alloy followed a parabolic law; the oxidation accelerated rapidly with rising temperature. After oxidation in 750℃ steam, an oxide layer mainly composed of (Cr, Mn)
2O
3 was formed on the surface of the tested alloy, discontinuous bulgy Fe
3O
4 was distributed on the oxide layer and Cr in the matrix under the oxide layer was oxidized internally to Cr
2O
3. After oxidation in 850℃ steam, a duplex oxide layer, composed of a thin outer layer of (Fe, Mn)
3O
4 and a thick inner layer of (Cr, Mn)
2O
3, was formed on the surface of the tested alloy; beneath the oxide layer, Al was oxidized inernally to Al
2O
3 along grain boundaries in the matrix.