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Alumina Failure and Post-failure Oxidation in the NiCoCrAlY Alloy System at High Temperature

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This paper examines the oxidation behavior of thin specimens of cast NiCoCrAlY alloys at 1150 \(^\circ {\rm C}\) through successive stages, from \({\rm Al}_2{\rm O}_3\) growth to complete alloy conversion to oxide. Five alloy compositions were used, with varying fractions and compositions of \(\gamma\) and \(\beta\). The time evolution of the alloy composition during \({\rm Al}_2{\rm O}_3\) growth was simulated using the DICTRA module of Thermo-Calc and calculated analytically in the approximation of flat profiles. Simulated and experimental profiles were found to be in good agreement, indicating that the phase equilibrium and mass balance were correctly reproduced in the simulations. Local variations of alloy composition were observed in thinner specimens and found to be comparable with the variations expected from the uncertainty on the initial specimen thickness. The variations observed in the time-to-\({\rm Al}_2{\rm O}_3\) failure were greater than expected on this basis, suggesting that additional sources of variability were in effect. Alumina failure was followed by the growth of a \({\rm Cr}_2{\rm O}_3\) layer at the alloy–scale interface. Similarly, Cr consumption eventually led to \({\rm Cr}_2{\rm O}_3\) failure, and Ni- and Co-containing spinel oxide formed, converting the \({\rm Cr}_2{\rm O}_3\) at the alloy–scale interface and the \({\rm Al}_2{\rm O}_3\) at the scale–gas interface. The remaining NiCo alloy was then converted to (Ni,Co)O. This sequence occurred without abrupt increase in the mass gain, due to the continued presence of the remnant \({\rm Al}_2{\rm O}_3\) layer, and to the small amount of metal left to oxidize when the (Ni,Co)O eventually broke through the scale. The evolution of the scale composition throughout the oxidation stages is discussed based on an analysis of the thermodynamic conditions at the alloy–scale interface.

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The authors thank Brian Gleeson (University of Pittsburgh) for providing the cast alloys. This work was supported in part by the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (France), grant numbers ANR-18-CE08-0003 and ANR-19-CE08-0004.

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    Thomas Gheno & Catherine Rio

  2. CNRS, INSA, UPS, Mines Albi, ISAE-SUPAERO, Institut Clement Ader (ICA)—UMR CNRS 5312, Université de Toulouse, Campus Jarlard, Albi Cedex 09, 81013, Toulouse, France

    Maxime Ecochard & Damien Texier

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Gheno, T., Rio, C., Ecochard, M. et al. Alumina Failure and Post-failure Oxidation in the NiCoCrAlY Alloy System at High Temperature. Oxid Met 96, 487–517 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11085-021-10060-9

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