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Microstructure and High Temperature Oxidation Performance of Silicide Coating on Nb-Based Alloy C-103

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The microstructure and oxidation resistance of NbSi2 coating formed on Nb-based alloy C-103 by a pack siliconization process have been studied. The as-formed coating consists of an outer NbSi2 layer and an inner Nb5Si3 layer. A NbSi2–Nb5Si3 two-phase zone is also present between the above two layers. Weight-change data obtained under isothermal and cyclic oxidation in air at 1100 and 1300°C, suggests that the coating gives oxidation protection up to about 4 h. The oxide scale that formed on the coating during oxidation exposure consists of an outer glassy silica layer and an inner Nb2O5-silica mixed layer. Nb2O5 phase is also present in the outer silica scale in the form of elongated particles. Oxidation protection is achieved primarily by the presence of the glassy silica layer on the surface. Spallation of this layer during thermal cycling causes significant reduction in the protective life of the coating.

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The authors acknowledge the assistance provided by the XRD, SEM and EPMA groups of DMRL for characterization of the coating. They are thankful to Director, DMRL, for his permission to publish the present work. This research work has been sponsored by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO).

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    Md. Zafir Alam, A. Sambasiva Rao & Dipak K. Das

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Alam, M.Z., Rao, A.S. & Das, D.K. Microstructure and High Temperature Oxidation Performance of Silicide Coating on Nb-Based Alloy C-103. Oxid Met 73, 513–530 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11085-010-9190-x

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