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1.4740 mod | GX40CrSi17 Immersion pipe from the cement industry

Numeric designation1.4740 mod.
Chemical designationGX40CrSi17 mod.
StateImmersion pipe from the cement industry
Etchingungeätzt

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.