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Effects of Temperature and Straining on the Oxidation Behavior of Electrical Steels

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The effect of Si content (in the range of 0.01–1.91 wt%) on scale formation of electrical steels in dry air at temperatures ranging from 850 to 1200 °C was investigated. The effect of applied tensile strain on oxidation behavior was also explored. A thermo-mechanical simulator (Gleeble machine) was employed to conduct the oxidation tests at different load conditions. The experimental results showed that at 1000 °C the oxidation rate decreased with increasing Si content in the steel. The formation of an inner scale, mainly consisting of amorphous silica, was responsible for the improved oxidation resistance. However, a substantial increase in oxidation rate due to the formation of molten eutectic fayalite (Fe2SiO4) was observed when the temperature was raised to 1200 °C. Under straining conditions at a very short oxidation time, the inner scale structure was slightly modified though the scale thickness remained almost unchanged for the steel containing 1.91 wt% Si.

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  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

    Cheng-Hsien Yang & Wen-Ta Tsai

  2. New Materials Research and Development Department, China Steel Corporation, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

    Szu-Ning Lin & Chih-Hsiung Chen

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Yang, CH., Lin, SN., Chen, CH. et al. Effects of Temperature and Straining on the Oxidation Behavior of Electrical Steels. Oxid Met 72, 145–157 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11085-009-9152-3

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