Evaluation of the Heat Resistance of the Fe-Cr-Al System Coatings

The influence of the chemical composition of aluminide coatings of the Fe-Cr-Al system on their heat resistance at 1100 °C was investigated. It is shown that the lowest oxidation rate is possessed by the coating obtained by aluminizing the Cr15Al5 alloy in the silumin melt, for which the depth of corrosion penetration after 500 h at 1100 °C did not exceed 2.5 μm. The depth of corrosion penetration after 500 h at 1100 °C in coatings with a higher chromium content (23 at.%) reaches 8.9 μm. A decrease in the content of chromium (up to 5 at.%) or aluminum (up to 10 at.%) in the surface layer is accompanied by a critical increase in the corrosion rate. The longest time of retention of heat-resistant properties at 1100 °C is possessed by the coating obtained by aluminizing the Cr23Al5 alloy in an aluminum melt.