[en] The microstructures of 800 H samples affected by natural corrosion within industrial-like environmental conditions have been studied, and their potential effects on the creep response have been investigated based on literature information. Smooth cylindrical specimens of the alloy extracted from rolled sheet material have been placed into an industrial furnace, where they were exposed to high temperature thermal cycles within an air atmosphere. Samples spending 0 to 5 years inside the furnace underwent a microstructural characterisation campaign. Optical microscopy images reveal no grain coarsening. Macroscopic Vickers hardness shows a relatively wide surface hardness range (115≲HV10≲140). Compared to as-received material, micro-hardness profiles from specimens after years of high-temperature exposure exhibit a surface hardening trend within the vicinity of the edge exposed to the environment. Scanning electron microscopy analyses revealed two coexisting corrosion mechanisms: oxidation and nitridation. The latter is identified as the cause of the micro-indentation hardening trend.
Disciplines :
Materials science & engineering
Author, co-author :
Rojas Ulloa, Carlos Eduardo ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > Département Argenco : Secteur MS2F
Morch, H.; ArGEnCo Department, MS2F Sector, MSM Team, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
Tuninetti, V.; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile
Di Giovanni, A.; Drever International S.A., Liège, Belgium
Mertens, Anne ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Aérospatiale et Mécanique (A&M)
Duchene, Laurent ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > Analyse multi-échelles dans le domaine des matériaux et structures du génie civil
Habraken, Anne ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > Département Argenco : Secteur MS2F ; Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique −F.R.S.−F.N.R.S. Belgium, Bruxelles, Belgium
Language :
English
Title :
Microstructure evolution of Incoloy 800H in industrial environment and correlation with creep mechanisms from literature
ANID - Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo [CL] FRIA - Fonds pour la Formation à la Recherche dans l'Industrie et dans l'Agriculture [BE] WBI - Wallonie-Bruxelles International [BE]
Carlos Rojas-Ulloa acknowledges the FNRS for funding this research throughout the FRIA grant N° 4000-8987 and FRIA grant N° 4002-1907. The authors acknowledge the funding from the bilateral research cooperation agreement WBI - Wallonie-Bruxelles/AGCID-Chile 2023-2025 RI-02 (DIE23-0001). As research director of F.R.S.-FNRS, A.M. Habraken thanks the Fund for Scientific Research for financial support.
Commentary :
This peer-reviewed article was submitted with motive of the 6th European Creep Collaborative Committee conference (Edinburgh, UK).
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