Elaboration and Characterization of the Properties of Refractory Cr Base Alloys

Abstract:

For energy production and also for the glass industry, finding new refractory alloys which could permit to increase the process temperatures to 1200°C or more is a permanent challenge. Chromium base alloys can be good candidates, considering the melting point of Cr itself, and also its low corrosion rate in molten glass. Two families of alloys have been studied for this purpose, Cr-Mo-W and Cr-Ta-X alloys (X= Mo, Si..). A finer selection of compositions has been done, to optimize their chemical and mechanical properties. Kinetics of HT oxidation by air, of corrosion by molten glass and also creep properties of several alloys have been measured up to 1250°C. The results obtained with the best alloys (Cr-Ta base) give positive indications as regards the possibility of their industrial use.

• Periodical: Advances in Science and Technology (Volume 72)
• Pages: 46-52
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AST.72.46
• Online since: October 2010
• Authors: Laurent Royer, Stéphane Mathieu, Christophe Liebaut, Pierre Steinmetz
• Keywords: Cr Base Alloy, Nitridation, Oxidation, Strengthening

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