Oxidation of simulated recycled steels with 0.23 and 1.03wt.% Si in Ar–20%H2O at 900°C
Résumé
Simulated recycled steels containing 0.002, 0.23 and 1.03 wt.% Si were oxidised in Ar-20%H2O at 900 degrees C. The oxidation kinetics of the steels was linear-parabolic. Higher Si content in the steel resulted in prolonging the period of linear oxidation and increasing Si content from 0.23 to 1.03 wt.% enhanced the parabolic oxidation rate constant. The integrated framework using thermodynamic analysis in static and dynamic modes together with the stoichiometric one was proposed for analysing the global reaction mechanisms. The role of hydroxyl ion on the oxidation behaviour of the steels was discussed.