Heat Treatment of Metals ›› 2022, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (1): 63-68.DOI: 10.13251/j.issn.0254-6051.2022.01.011

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Effect of heating temperature on oxide scale of 10CrNiCuSi steel

Zhao Lei1, Li Jianming2, Mu Xiaobiao1, Chai Xiyang1, Chai Feng1, Pan Tao1   

  1. 1. Research Institute of Structural Steels, Central Iron and Steel Research Institute, Beijing 100081, China;
    2. Material Management Department of Bohai Shipyard Group Co., Ltd., Huludao Liaoning 125000, China
  • Received:2021-09-20 Revised:2021-11-05 Online:2022-01-25 Published:2022-02-18

Abstract: In order to improve the surface roughness of 10CrNiCuSi shipbuilding steel, the oxidation experiment at 1100-1300 ℃ under air condition was carried out in a resistance furnace. The exfoliation of the oxide scales was evaluated by bend tests. And the evolution of oxide scales at different temperature was studied. The results show that the oxidation rate and thickness of oxide layer increase with the increase of heating temperature. The scale of the tested steel is mainly composed of Fe2O3, Fe3O4, FeO and internal oxide layer, and the internal oxide layer consists of FeNiCu, Fe2SiO4 and FeO phases. The liquid eutectic Fe2SiO4/FeO products have a significant influence on the exfoliation of the oxide scales. At the conditions of 1100 ℃ and 1150 ℃, the Fe2SiO4 phases presented with granular or massive shape are dispersed in the internal FeO phases. The interface between the scale and the matrix is relatively straight and the scale is easily exfoliated. At the conditions of 1200, 1250 and 1300 ℃, the eutectic product of Fe2SiO4-FeO presents an anchor-like morphology, which is pinned to the interface of oxide scale and substrate resulting in rough bonding interface, and the anchor-like FeNiCu phases have a good bonding properties with substrate and the scale. The synergistic effects cause the oxide scale hard to exfoliate. Therefore, it is more appropriate to remove the oxide scales at 1100-1150 ℃.

Key words: 10CrNiCuSi steel, heating temperature, oxide scale, Fe2SiO4-FeO, exfoliation

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