Development of nanocrystalline ironchromium alloy by means of sintering and ion implantation for interconnect application in high-temperature solid oxide fuel cells
This research is aimed to develop the nanocrystalline iron-chromium (FeCr) alloys by two different sintering methods, spark plasma sintering (SPS) and hot pressing (HP). The sintering temperatures in SPS are designed at 800 and 900 o C; meanwhile o in HP at 1000 C. The lower sintering t...
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2011
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| Summary: | This research is aimed to develop the nanocrystalline iron-chromium (FeCr) alloys
by two different sintering methods, spark plasma sintering (SPS) and hot pressing
(HP). The sintering temperatures in SPS are designed at 800 and 900
o
C; meanwhile
o
in HP at 1000
C. The lower sintering temperature in SPS than HP was carried out in
order to obtain the relatively similar in theoretical density of alloy with a minimum
grain growth. The alloy has a potential application as interconnector in solid oxide
fuel cell (SOFC). The beneficial effect of the reactive element by means of
lanthanum (La) into the alloys surface which is introduced using ion implantation is
also evaluated. The study focused on the properties, including thermal expansion,
oxidation behaviour and electrical resistance of the surface oxide scales. Oxidation
testing was conducted at 900-1100
o
C for 100 h in laboratory air. Characterizations
by using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy
dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) were carried out before and after each route or
process to investigate the microstructure, phase change, and formation of the oxide
layer. The specific aspects studied were the effects of nanocrystalline structures,
which influenced by the sintering method; and surface treatment through La ion
implantation of chromia-forming alloys may improve their high thermal stability.
The commercially available ferritic steel is chosen as the comparison with other
high-Cr ferritic model alloys. The results revealed that the FeCr alloy prepared by
SPS, to be more effective to retain nanocrystalline and better properties than those
prepared by HP and commercially available ferritic steel. For all types of materials,
the presence of La had no detectable effect on thermal expansion but a major effect
on oxide scale adherence. The results consistently showed that better reduction in
electrical resistance corresponds with excellent oxidation resistance of the alloy. The
performance of FeCr alloy sintered by SPS and implanted by La exhibited the lowest
oxidation and electrical resistance of the oxide scale. |
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