Performance Verification of Industrial Ceramic Materials: Environmental Effects on Performance. Topical Report September 1984-March 1987

摘要

The report describes part of a comprehensive research effort performed to verify the performance characteristics of several ceramic materials for use in industrial size tubular flue gas recuperators. Three silicon carbide materials (and a supplemental one) were selected from a field of six candidate materials, following a baseline properties study, for further study. The selected materials were evaluated in tests which simulated severe environmental conditions to determine how these conditions affect performance. Static and cyclic load tests were performed at elevated temperatures to observe their effect on strength. Oxidation studies and sodium and chlorine corrosion tests were conducted to evaluate how the materials are affected by these severe environments.