Duplex Stainless Steels for Thermal Energy Storage: Characterization of Oxide Scales Formed in Carbonate Salts at 500 °C
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Evolution of Oxide Scale Growth
3.2. Crystalline Phases of Oxide Scales
3.3. Composition and Microstructure of Oxide Scales
3.4. Adhesion of Oxide Scales to Metallic Substrate
3.5. Surface Topography of Oxide Scales
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Alloy | Fe | Cr | Ni | Mo | Mn | C | N | Si | P | S |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2205 | Bal. | 22.6 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.02 | 0.16 | <0.45 | <0.03 | <0.015 |
2507 | Bal. | 25.0 | 7.4 | 3.8 | <2.0 | 0.01 | 0.24 | <0.8 | <0.03 | <0.015 |
Parameters | Optical Microscopy | Eddy Current Loss | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
DS2205 | DS2507 | DS2205 | DS2507 | |
k (*) | 0.328 | 0.280 | 0.397 | 0.257 |
n | 0.54 | 0.33 | 0.53 | 0.34 |
R2 | 0.997 | 0.998 | 0.991 | 0.993 |
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Morales, M.; Gordon, S.; Fernández-Arana, Ó.; García-Marro, F.; Mateo, A.; Llanes, L.; Fargas, G. Duplex Stainless Steels for Thermal Energy Storage: Characterization of Oxide Scales Formed in Carbonate Salts at 500 °C. Metals 2022, 12, 2156. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12122156
Morales M, Gordon S, Fernández-Arana Ó, García-Marro F, Mateo A, Llanes L, Fargas G. Duplex Stainless Steels for Thermal Energy Storage: Characterization of Oxide Scales Formed in Carbonate Salts at 500 °C. Metals. 2022; 12(12):2156. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12122156
Chicago/Turabian StyleMorales, Miguel, Sandra Gordon, Óscar Fernández-Arana, Fernando García-Marro, Antonio Mateo, Luis Llanes, and Gemma Fargas. 2022. "Duplex Stainless Steels for Thermal Energy Storage: Characterization of Oxide Scales Formed in Carbonate Salts at 500 °C" Metals 12, no. 12: 2156. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12122156