CORROSION BEHAVIOUR OF CHOSEN CONSTRUCTION METALS IN THE DUCT SYSTEM OF THE RECYCLING ALUMINIUM FURNACE.docVIP

28 Materials Engineering, Vol. 17, 2010, No. 3 CORROSION BEHAVIOUR OF CHOSEN CONSTRUCTION METALS IN THE DUCT SYSTEM OF THE RECYCLING ALUMINIUM FURNACE Tatiana Liptáková , Milan Malcho , Jozef Janda?ka2 1 2 Received 24 September 2010; accepted in revised form 29 September 2010 th th Abstract The corrosion behaviour of five types of steels and cast irons proposed for production of the duct system in the recycling aluminium furnace is studied in this article. The metals tested were exposed in the real conditions at high temperature (from 800 to 1100°C ) in very aggressive environment of combustion products for thirty days. The character and intensity of corrosion attack of the tested materials are evaluated by gravimetric and metallographic analysis. Keywords: High temperature corrosion, Intergranular corrosion, Duct system. intergranular, decarburization of surface layers in unalloyed material [1-3]. 1. Introduction The duct system in the recycling aluminium furnace is a very aggressive medium from corrosion point of view. The aluminium waste which is reclaimed contains remains of various materials (oxygen, carbon oxides, steam, sulphides, halides etc.) according to the character of Al waste. It means that the environment is changed and its composition cannot be defined exactly. Therefore it is difficult to define character of working medium and predict The chemical composition of environment is responsible for character of resultant corrosion products. Present oxygen in work environment creates with Fe alloys (low or high alloyed) oxides mostly with protective character and especially with the elements Cr, Al, Si. The sulphur compounds (H S, SO ) are unwanted 2 2 because sulphides do not have protective properties, c