The effects of dispersion and superficial application of various rare earth oxides (Y
2O
3, La
2O
3, CeO
2, Eu
2O
3, Gd
2O
3) on the isothermal oxidation of Fe-20Cr sintered alloy have been studied at 1373 K in air. The dispersion of these rare earth oxides reduced the oxidation rate but the effect on the oxidation rate was dependent on the kind of the dispersoid. That is, the dispersion of La
2O
3, Y
2O
3 and Gd
2O
3 greatly reduced the oxidation rate, while the effect of Eu
2O
3 dispersion was far less than that of the other rare earth oxides. The dispersion of rare earth oxides except for CeO
2 suppressed the spalling of the scale. The superficial application of rare earth oxides except for Gd
2O
3 also markedly reduced the oxidation rate. The superficial application of Gd
2O
3 as well as Al
2O
3 had a negligible effect on the oxidation rate.
In the case of alloys which showed lower oxidation rate single layered Cr
2O
3 scale was maintained stably and the formation of Fe
2O
3 scale outside the Cr
2O
3 scale was suppressed; whereas thick Fe
2O
3 scale grew outside the Cr
2O
3 scale on the alloys which showed larger mass gain. The results suggested that the rare earth oxides which induced into the Cr
2O
3 scale suppressed outward migration of Fe ions through the Cr
2O
3 scale.
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