Mm. Stack et L. Bray, INTERPRETATION OF WASTAGE MECHANISMS OF MATERIALS EXPOSED TO ELEVATED-TEMPERATURE EROSION-CORROSION USING EROSION-CORROSION MAPS AND COMPUTER-GRAPHICS, Wear, 186(1), 1995, pp. 273-283
One of the most significant advances in the study of erosion-oxidation
and wear in recent years has been the development of theoretical meth
ods to construct maps where the change in erosion or wear mechanism is
given as a function of typically two parameters. This approach has im
portant implications for optimization of process parameters in wear an
d in erosion-corrosion. The direct application of such work is in proc
ess engineering where guidelines on the control of parameters to minim
ize erosion-corrosion are practically non-existent. Although there hav
e been a range of excellent approaches towards the development of eros
ion-oxidation maps there have been some areas which have not been addr
essed. Firstly, because erosion-corrosion involves a wide range of par
ameters, the maps which have been developed to date have only consider
ed the effects of temperature and velocity. In addition, there has bee
n no significant attempt to combine variables on the maps, or incorpor
ate a materials selection parameter on the maps. Finally, there have b
een few attempts to demonstrate the physical significance of the regim
es on the maps, in order to clarify the mechanism of damage on the sur
face. The object of this research is to address the above areas in the
development work on the maps to date. It is shown how the maps can be
used to show metal recession as opposed to erosion rates by modifying
the regime definitions proposed to date. The relative advantages and
limitations of the models developed to date will be discussed.