Characterization of oxide film in P92 ferritic-martensitic steel exposed to high temperature and pressure water

This paper investigated oxide film of P92 steel in 300 °C/10 MPa water at different corrosion time. The surface morphology, phase structure and micro-defects were investigated by scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction and positron annihilation spectroscopy. The results reveal the formation of double oxide film, the outer oxide film was mainly composed of magnetite and the inner oxide film was composed of magnetite and FeCr spinel. The positron annihilation lifetimes spectra shows that the average size of defects increases with the increase of corrosion time. Doppler broadening spectroscopy of slow positron beam indicates that the outer oxide film structure was relatively dense in the initial stage of corrosion. The inner oxide film was characterized with relative loose structure due to the increase of defects size and density.