ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES IN HIGH-TEMPERATURE CORROSION

This paper considers the application of analytical techniques (particularly AES, SIMS, RHEED, laser Raman, Mossbauer, TEM, EELS) to high-temperature oxidation studies. Specific systems reviewed include NiO an Ni, oxides on Fe, Cr and their alloys, and Al2O3 on Al and beta-NiAl. The often complementary information provided by the various techniques leads to a better understanding of oxide growth mechanisms on an atomic sale, interfacial segregation phenomena, and the role of reactive elements in modifying transport processes in oxides.