In this study, the effects of Co content on the microstructure and Charpy impact properties of Fe-Cr-W ferritic/martensitic oxide dispersion strengthened (F/M ODS) steels are investigated. F/M ODS steels with 0–5 wt% Co are fabricated by mechanical alloying, followed by hot isostatic pressing, hot-rolling, and normalizing/tempering heat treatment. All the steels commonly exhibit two-phase microstructures consisting of ferrite and tempered martensite. The volume fraction of ferrite increases with the increase in the Co content, since the Co element considerably lowers the hardenability of the F/M ODS steel. Despite the lowest volume fraction of tempered martensite, the F/M ODS steel with 5 wt% Co shows the highest micro-Vickers hardness, owing to the solid solution-hardening effect of the alloyed Co. The high hardness of the steel improves the resistance to fracture initiation, thereby resulting in the enhanced fracture initiation energy in a Charpy impact test at – 40oC. Furthermore, the addition of Co suppresses the formation of coarse oxide inclusions in the F/M ODS steel, while simultaneously providing a high resistance to fracture propagation. Owing to these combined effects of Co, the Charpy impact energy of the F/M ODS steel increases gradually with the increase in the Co content.

In order to improve the high-temperature oxidation stability, sintered 434L stainless steel is studied, focusing on the effect of the addition of metallic oxides to form stable oxide films on the inner particle surface. The green compacts of Fecralloy powder or amorphous silica are added on STS434L and oxidized at 950oC up to 210 h. The weight change ratio of 434L with amorphous silica is higher than that of 434L mixed with Fecralloy, and the weight increase follows a parabolic law, which implies that the oxide film grows according to oxide diffusion through the densely formed oxide film. In the case of 434L mixed with Fecralloy, the elements in the matrix diffuse through the grain boundaries and form Al2O3 and Fe-Cr oxides. Stable high temperature corrosion resistance and electrical resistivity are obtained for STS434L mixed with Fecralloy.

최근 양어 양식장은 증가하고 있으며 이러한 곳에 사용할 가열장치는 경울 수온 조절을 위해 사용된다. 해수 가열장치는 부식성이 높고 압력이 높은 곳에 사용하기 위하여 고강도와 내식성이 요구된다. 만약 저강도와 저내식성을 갖게 되면 결국 누설 또는 파손되어 해수오염을 일으킬 수 있다. 대부분의 부식은 정체된 액과 틈이 형성된 부위에서 부식의 발생이 일어난다. 이 연구에서는 430 스테인레스재를 크기 15×20×3mmt에 대하여 1N H2SO4 + 0.05N NaCl용액을 사용하여 틈부식을 시험하였다. 틈의 크기는 0.24×3×15mmL로 하였으며 외부에 300mV전위를 인가하였다. 실험 결과 틈 부식 유기 시간은 750초로 나타나고, 틈 전위 강화는 -320에서 -399mV로 나타나 부식의 주 원인이 전위강화 기구에 의해 발생하였다.