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Oscillating reaction rates have been observed in the steam oxidation of 21/4Cr-1MoNb and 9Cr-1Mo ferritic steels at 500–550°C. Changes in reaction rate are associated with the formation of a laminated, inner-oxide layer, made up of bands of fine and coarse-grain spinel oxide. The lowest reaction rates occur during growth of the fine-grain oxide. Coarse-grain oxide generally contains the same levels of Cr, Mo, and Si as the steel (after allowing for loss of Fe to the outer layer), while the fine-grain material contains three times these levels. Ni builds up in the metal and is present in the oxide as metallic particles (mostly associated with fine-grain oxide). A mechanism is proposed in which the highest reaction rates are controlled by diffusion of Fe ions through the oxide layer (as in normal parabolic oxidation) and the lowest rates by diffusion of Fe through the Ni-rich layer in the metal.
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Hurdus, M.H., Tomlinson, L. & Titchmarsh, J.M. Observation of oscillating reaction rates during the isothermal oxidation of ferritic steels. Oxid Met 34, 429–464 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00664425
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