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Three kinds of Ni-based single crystals with the compositions of 63.8Ni-7.5Cr-5.1Co-4.8Al-1.9Mo- 0.9Ti-3Re-11.8Ta-1.2W, 61.4Ni-7.4Cr-5Co-4.8Al-1.8Mo-0.9Ti-3.1Re-11.6Ta-4W, and 60.9Ni-7.5Cr-5Co-4.8Al- 2Mo-1Ti-2.9Re-10.9Ta-1.2W-3.8Ru, in wt%, were cast in a Bridgman furnace. In the cast alloys, Cr, Co, Re, Mo, W, and Ru became microsegregated in dendrites consisting of γ-Ni, while Ni, Ta, and Al microsegregated in interdendrites..... More

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Quarternay carbides of Ti₃Al_xSi_1-xC₂ (x=0.3, 0.5, and 0.7) were oxidized at 400, 600, and 800 °C for 0.5-6 months in order to study their long-time oxidation behavior in air. When they were oxidized at 400-600 ^oC for 0.5-3 months, oxidation proceeded relatively slowly with moderate weight gains. However, further oxidation..... More

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Cast Ti–44Al–6Nb–2Cr–0.3Si–0.1C alloy having good air-oxidation resistance was corroded under 1 atm of flowing 0.2%SO₂/Ar gas at 900-1100 ^oC for 50-300 h in order to examine its corrosion behavior in a SO₂-containing environment, because SO₂ is an industrially important by-product in the field of combustion and processing of fossil fuels...... More

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Alloys of Fe-12Cr-0.3C-4Mn-(13, 14, 15)Cu (wt%) were cast using an induction furnace. They were structurally heterogeneous composites that consisted of a relatively stiff α-Fe matrix and a soft (Cu, Mn)-rich secondary phase. They were developed as self-lubricating, wear-resistant metals. Since the formation of oxides plays an important role in wear,..... More

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ASTM P91 steel (viz. 9Cr-1Mo steel) was hot-dip aluminized to form a ~70 μm thick coating, and was then corroded in N2/0.1%H2S gas for 50 h at 800 and 900 ºC, to study the effect of aluminizing on the corrosion resistance of P91 steel in highly corrosive H2S environments. Before..... More

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When 2.25Cr-1Mo steel was hot-dip aluminized, a coating consisting of (Al-rich topcoat)/(Al₁₃Fe₄ layer)/(Al₅Fe₂ layer) formed. With increment of oxidation temperature, the transform of Al→Al₁₃Fe₄→Al₅Fe₂→AlFe→AlFe₃→α-Fe(Al)→α-Fe occurred through interdiffusion between the coating and the substrate as follows. The oxidation at 700 ^oC changed the coating to (α-Al₂O₃ scale)/(α-Al₂O₃, Al₁₃Fe₄, Al₅Fe₂)-mixed layer)/(Al₅Fe₂ layer)/(AlFe..... More

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Cr_25.2Al_19.5Si_4.7N_50.5 thin films were deposited on steel substrates by cathodic arc plasma deposition. They consisted of alternating fcc-Cr(Al)N/hcp-Al(Cr,Si)N nanolayers. They were corroded at 900 and 1000 ^oC for 5-100 h in N₂/0.1%H₂S gas atmosphere. Their corrosion mechanism, the structure of the formed scales, and the role of film-constituting elements during..... More