Isothermal oxidation behavior of a precipitation-hardened Pt-base alloy with additions of Al, Cr and Ni

The oxidation behavior of a precipitation-hardened Pt-base alloy with 12 at.% Al, 6 at.% Cr and 5 at.% Ni was examined. At high temperatures in air this alloy forms an alumina scale and a precipitate-free layer underneath, both growing according to parabolic functions of time. Small amounts of Ni embedded in the oxide scale accelerate its growth in the initial phase of oxidation. With time, oxidation is retarded due to decreasing impurity concentration and grain coarsening in the oxide scale. The interdiffusion coefficients of the scale-forming element Al in the Pt-rich solid solution matrix are estimated.