Effects of oxidation and hot corrosion in a nickel disc alloy

This paper describes work to study oxidation and hot corrosion damage in nickel disc alloy RR1000. Oxidation damage has been characterised via mass change data from thermogravimetric analyses at temperatures from 700 to 800 degrees C and cyclic oxidation testing at 700 and 750 T. Thin oxide scales rich in Cr and Ti have been found to grow in a parabolic dependence with time. Oxidation rate constants have been correlated with temperature using an Arrhenius equation. Through the use of simplifying assumptions, mass change data have been converted to oxide thickness values. These values have been compared with observed values of oxide scale and the depth of near-surface damage, which have been measured using focused ion beam (FIB) microscopy.