Pre-coated Ce/Co-coated steel: Mitigating Cr vaporization, increasing corrosion resistance at competitive cost
Paper in proceeding, 2015

Cr vaporization and oxide scale growth are probably the two most detrimental degradation mechanisms associated to Cr 2 O 3 -forming alloys as interconnect material in SOFC. Both issues can be improved by the application of coatings. However, the use of coatings increase material cost. To reduce coating costs it is suggested that large amounts of steel can be coated before shaping the pre-coated material into an interconnect. The present study investigates the effectiveness of thin Ce and Co coatings on the cost effective steel AISI 441 with respect to Cr vaporization and corrosion resistance. Furthermore, the effect of mechanical deformation of the coated steel is examined. The results revealed that when the pre-coated steel is deformed, large cracks are formed. However, upon exposure those cracks can heal forming a continuous surface oxide rich in Co and Mn. As an effect of the rapid healing, no increase in Cr vaporization was measured.

Author

Hannes Falk Windisch

Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Energy and Material

Nikolaos-Ioannis Mertzidis

Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Energy and Material

Jan-Erik Svensson

Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Energy and Material

Jan Froitzheim

Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Energy and Material

ECS Transactions

19386737 (ISSN) 19385862 (eISSN)

Vol. 68 1 1617-1623
9781607685395 (ISBN)

Subject Categories

Chemical Sciences

DOI

10.1149/06801.1617ecst

ISBN

9781607685395

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