J Mater Sci Technol ›› 1997, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (6): 462-466.

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Performance of the Aluminide Coating of Some Low Alloy Steels

H.M.Soliman and M.E.Abd E1-Azim(Metallurgy Dept., Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt )   

  • Received:1997-11-28 Revised:1997-11-28 Online:1997-11-28 Published:2009-10-10

Abstract: Two low alloy steels 0.5Cr-0.5Mo-0.25V and H85 were pack-aluminized at 900°for 4 h by using Fe-Al powder mixture containing 48% Fe, 20.6% Al- 29.4% Al2O3 and 2% NH4Cl by weight. The microhardness and oxidation resistance at 900℃ of the aluminide coatings were studied. It was found that pack-aluminizing improves the microhardness of the 0.5Cro.5Mo-0.25V steel while it reduces the microhardness of the H85 steel. Pack aluminizing highly improves the oxidation resistance after 20h exposure at 900℃ in air for the investigated steels.