Publication: On the oxidation mechanism of pure tungsten in the temperature range 600-800 ºC
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2012-04
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The oxidation behavior of International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER)-reference tungsten grade has been evaluated in dry air in the temperature range 600-800 °C. At 600 °C , the scale remained protective while the integrity of W₁₈O₄₉ layer was kept. Rapid increase in mass gain resulted from massive cracking at local areas in the W₁₈O₄₉ layer. Then, a coarse non-protective columnar WO₂.₉₂ scale was developed which favoured rapid inward oxygen transport into the alloy. At 700 and 800 °C, growth stresses in the scale were released through local cracking. At this stage, WO₂.₉₂ became progressively transformed into WO₃ when the oxygen partial pressure increased across the scale thickness.
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High temperature, Corrosion, Oxidation, Kinetic parameters
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Corrosion Science 57 (2012) 114–121