Plasma sprayed Cr3C2-NiCr/fly ash cenosphere coating: Cyclic oxidation behavior at elevated temperature
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2018
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Institute of Physics Publishing helen.craven@iop.org
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Oxidation is one of the major degradation phenomena observed in components subjected to higher temperatures like in thermal power plants (boiler tubes), steam and gas turbines blades etc. Developing protective coatings for such components mitigate oxidation. In the present study, plasma spray technique is utilized to deposit the Cr<inf>3</inf>C<inf>2</inf>-NiCr/Cenospheres coating on MDN 321 steel substrate. Thermo cyclic oxidation test is conducted at 600 °C (20 cycles) on both the coating and MDN 321 steel substrate. The thermogravimetric methodology is employed to estimate the oxidation kinetics. Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS), x-ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and x-ray mapping technique is employed to characterize the oxidized samples. Cr<inf>3</inf>C<inf>2</inf>-NiCr/Cenosphere coating displayed lower rate of oxidation as compared to substrate implying its suitability in high-temperature applications. Protective oxides like Al<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf>, Cr<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3,</inf> and NiCr<inf>2</inf>O<inf>4</inf> are observed on the uppermost layer of the coating lowering the oxidation rate in the developed coating. © 2018 IOP Publishing Ltd.
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Alumina, Aluminum oxide, Austenitic stainless steel, Boilers, Energy dispersive spectroscopy, Gas plants, High temperature applications, Oxidation, Plasma jets, Protective coatings, Scanning electron microscopy, Steam power plants, Thermoelectric power plants, Turbomachine blades, Cenospheres, Cyclic oxidation, Cyclic oxidation behavior, Cyclic oxidation tests, Elevated temperature, Energy dispersive spectroscopies (EDS), Plasma spray techniques, Thermal power plants, Plasma spraying
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Materials Research Express, 2018, 5, 12, pp. -