1.4740 mod | GX40CrSi17 Immersion pipe from the cement industry
Numeric designation | 1.4740 mod. |
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Chemical designation | GX40CrSi17 mod. |
State | Immersion pipe from the cement industry |
Etching | ungeätzt |
The pipe made of modiefied 1.4740 (less C, more Cr) was solidly nitrogenized. Aluminum and chromium nitrides have formed throughout the cross-section. Near the surface, primary chromium carbides were first converted to chromium nitride Cr2N, then to the more nitrogen-rich CrN. Just below the surface, the chromium nitrides were finally dissolved in favor of oxidation and sulfidation. Silicon and chromium are preferentially oxidized.