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The oxidation behavior of 9Cr-1Mo ferrritic steels has been studied in air, oxygen, and steam at 1 atm pressure at various temperatures. Long-term experiments in air were carried out from 500–800°C by measuring the weight gains by interrupting the experiment at regular intervals of time. Short-term experiments in oxygen from 500–950°C and in air at 900 and 950°C were carried out by continuous recording of weight gain versus time in a continuousrecording thermogravimetric balance. Short-term experiments in steam were carried out using a special atmosphere furnace attached to the thermogravimetric balance. In air/oxygen, the weight gains at 700°C were lower than those at 600°C, while in steam, the weight gains at 800°C were lower than those at 700°C. This inversion phenomenon was observed for all the three steels viz. 9Cr-1Mo (high Si), 9Cr-1Mo (low Si), and 9Cr-1Mo-Nb steel. Examination of the oxide scales was carried out using SEM/EDAX, AES/ESCA, and X-ray diffraction techniques, and a mechanism is proposed for the occurrence of the inversion phenomenon.
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Khanna, A.S., Rodriguez, P. & Gnanamoorthy, J.B. Oxidation kinetics, breakaway oxidation, and inversion phenomenon in 9Cr-1Mo steels. Oxid Met 26, 171–200 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00659183
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