The isothermal oxidation behavior of sintered Ni-20Cr alloys with 0.7 mass% dispersion of various reactive metal oxides (Y
2O
3, La
2O
3, Gd
2O
3, Al
2O
3, ZrO
2, TiO
2, SiO
2, MgO, Ta
2O
5 and Cr
2O
3) was investigated in air at 1373 and 1473 K.
It was found that the oxidation rate was significantly dependent on the type of the dispersed oxides. The dispersion of MgO, ZrO
2, SiO
2 and Cr
2O
3 increased the oxidation rate, while the dispersion of La
2O
3 and Gd
2O
3 excellently reduced the oxidation rate of the sintered Ni-20Cr alloy. The oxidation rate of the sintered Ni-20Cr alloy was not reduced by the dispersion of Y
2O
3, which excellently reduced the oxidation rate of the sintered Fe-2OCr alloy. The scale adhesion was also markedly dependent on the type of the dispersed oxides. The dispersions ofLa
2O
3 and Gd
2O
3 excellently improved the scale adhesion.
The results of EPMA observation and X-ray diffraction for the scale revealed that the scale generally consisted of inner Cr
2O
3 scale and outer NiO scale. There was a general tendency that the thickness of the outer NO scale was larger on the alloys which showed larger mass gain. A thin Cr
2O
3 scale without outer NiO scale was maintained stably on the alloys with La
2O
3 and Gd
2O
3. It may be concluded from these results that the additions of La
2O
3 and Gd
2O
3 suppress outward migration of Ni ions through the Cr
2O
3 scale.
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