High-temperature oxidation of cast steel in water vapour

The article presents the results of studies of the oxidation process conducted at 900°C for 12 hours in an atmosphere of water vapour on cast heat-resistant steel with a diversified structure (ferritic-austenitic, austenitic, and austenitic with carbides). Based on the studies of oxidation kinetics, it was found that samples were oxidized in approximation with the rules of linear law. Depending on the chemical composition and structure of tested alloys, the scale formed on the alloy surface had different properties. In the tested material characterised by a ferritic-austenitic structure, the tendency of the scale to detach from the surface of the metallic substrate was observed. It was probably due to different coefficients of the thermal expansion of austenite and ferrite.

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