Effects of water vapour on isothermal oxidation of chromia-forming alloys in Ar/O2 and Ar/H2 atmospheres

Corrosion Science

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3039-3049

  Othman, N K ^a,c   Othman, N ^b   Zhang, J ^c   Young, D J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b MALAYSIAN NUCLEAR AGENCY   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

A. Alloy; B. SEM; B. TEM; B. XRD; C. High temperature corrosion; C. Oxidation

Indexed keywords

C. HIGH TEMPERATURE CORROSION; C. OXIDATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE CORROSIONS; SEM; TEM; XRD;

ALLOYS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; CORROSION; RESERVOIRS (WATER); WATER VAPOR; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

INTERNAL OXIDATION;

EID: 71849103791     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2009.08.032     Document Type: Article

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