FeCrAl High Temperature Oxidation

Skills/Equipment Used

• Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)

  • Used to oxidize samples and collect kinetic data

• X-Ray Diffraction (XRD)

  • Used to characterize the phase and composition of the oxide scale

• X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF)

  • Used to quickly gather elemental information of a sample

• Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)

  • Used to analyze and photograph microstructure & morphology of samples

• Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS)

  • Used to gather elemental information on a SEM image to map microstructure to composition

• Raman Spectroscopy

  • Used to characterize the phase and composition at specific points on the sample

• ImageJ

  • Used to calculate the surface area of a sample for specific mass change 

• Origin

  • Used to construct TGA and XRD figures and compilations for trend analysis

• HighScore

  • Used to analyze XRD data

• Microsoft Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

  • Used to compile, organize, and present data