Simulating steam oxidation of high temperature plant under laboratory conditions: practice and interpretation of data

Abstract

Specimens of ferritic and martensitic steels have been exposed to steam atmospheres at 550 °C using three different experimental procedures. Slight differences in scale growth kinetics were observed but the major differences were in the morphology of the oxide scales that were formed. The microstructures of the scales have been compared with those formed on similar materials during service.

Keywords

• ferritic steels
• martensitic steels
• steam oxidation
• kinetics
• microstructure