Corrosion behavior of Al-surface-treated steels in liquid Pb-Bi in a pot

摘要

Corrosion tests were performed in oxygen-saturated liquid Pb-Bi at 450degreesC and 550degreesC in a pot for 3000 h for Al-surface-treated steels containing various levels of Cr contents. The Al surface treatments were achieved using a gas diffusion method and a melt dipping method. Al2O3, FeAl2 and AlCr2 produced by the gas diffusion method exhibited corrosion resistance to liquid Pb-Bi, while the surface layer produced by the melt dipping method suffered a severe corrosion attack. Fe4Al13 and Fe2Al5 produced by the melt dipping method disappeared during the corrosion test at 550degreesC and only FeAl remained. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.