Oxidation behavior of Ni-based superalloy GH738 in static air between 800 and 1000℃

摘要

The oxidation behavior of a nickel-based superalloy GH738 was studied by isothermal oxidation tests in still air at different temperatures,with exposure time up to 100 h.Oxidation-kinetic curves were plotted using the mass gain method.The surface and cross-sectional morphologies were observed by scanning electron microscopy(SEM).A composition analysis and an oxidation-product identification were conducted using energydispersive X-ray spectroscopy(EDS) and an X-ray diffraction(XRD),respectively.The results showed that GH738 exhibited parabolic oxidation-kinetic curves,with stable parabolic-rate constants at each temperatures.The activation energy of oxide growth was calculated to be329.6 kJ·mol^(-1).Cr_(2) O_(3)(chromia) was the external oxidation product at 800℃.A TiO_(2)-Cr_(2) O_(3) double-layer structure was formed at 900℃.The position of TiO_(2) changed from the oxide-metal interface to the air-oxide interface by the diffusion of Ti atoms in chromia during the oxidation time at this temperature.Spallation was observed in the Cr_(0.12)Ti_(0.78)O_(1.74)-Cr_(2) O_(3) multi-layer oxide of at 1000℃,which increased the oxidation rate.For all the tests,the main internal oxide was always Al_(2) O_(3).The entire GH738 oxidation process was interpreted by the competitive diffusion of elements(Cr,Ti,Ni,etc.) in metal matrix and chromia,while a schematic diagram of oxidation process was proposed.