42635 2017 eng poster 0 -- -- -- Ferritic-martensitic steels with 9-12 % Cr-content are widely used as high temperature construction materials in power plant due to their high temperature properties such as creep resistance, strength, and favorable oxidation resistances. However, typical operating conditions include cyclic thermal/mechanical loading, and as a result the oxide scale might fail; cracks are formed and the oxide scale is spalled off. The oxide spalls can cause steam tube blocking and local thermal stresses, which might provoke shorter component service life. This work investigates the scale spallation behavior of ferritic-martensitic steels under cyclic load condition between 320°C and 620°C for up to 210 cycles in pure steam. All samples were isothermally pre-oxidized at 620°C for 500 h in water steam with 30 bar pressure to create an initial magnetite layer with low porosity. Different sample shapes, rectangular coupons, full rings and U-shape segments, are investigated to evaluate the impact of the geometry on these conditions. After oxidation experiments the oxidation kinetics in terms of mass change, metal loss and thickness scale is determined. In addition, the integrity of the oxide layer as well as its adherence to the matrix are characterized by modified hardness tests and scratch tests. Breakage of the layers at lower applied forces indicates a substantial loss of adhesion strength at intermediate cycle numbers. EUROCORR 2017 Prague, Czech-Republic 03.09.2017 07.09.2017 Maria Mosquera Feijoo eng uncontrolled Geometry influence eng uncontrolled Therma-mechanical fatigue eng uncontrolled Oxide layer eng uncontrolled Cyclic test eng uncontrolled Scale adherence Angewandte Physik Datei im Netzwerk der BAM verfügbar ("Closed Access") Präsentation