Journal of Metallurgy and Materials Science
  • Year: 2010
  • Volume: 52
  • Issue: 3

Reduced parabolic rate constant at presence of Mn3O4 and MnFe2O4

  • Author:
  • Hadi Ebrahimifar, Morteza Zandrahimi
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 267 to 271

Department of Material Science and Engineering, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, P.O. Box No. 76135-133, Kerman, Iran

* Corresponding Author Email: hadi20ebrahimifar@yahoo.com/m.zandrahimi@mail.uk.ac.ir

Abstract

Long-term stability and oxidation resistance of AISI 430 ferritic stainless steel which is employed as an interconnect in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) for intermediate temperature operation, can be ameliorated with a protective coating layer. In this study the pack cementation method was employed to coat AISI 430 ferritic stainless steel. Isothermal oxidation and cyclic oxidation were applied to evaluate the parabolic rate constant. Spinels forming (Mn3O4 and MnFe2O4) during oxidation improves oxidation resistance. The coated samples demonstrated lower kp in each test and it indicates that the coating layer could have acted as a mass barrier against the outward diffusion of cations specially Cr.

Keywords

Solid oxide fuel cell, AISI 430 ferritic stainless steel, oxidation, parabolic rate constant