The Defects of Oxide Layers Formed on 10CrMo9-10 Steel Operated for 200,000 Hours at an Elevated Temperature

The paper contains results of studies into the formation of oxide layers on 10CrMo9-10 (10H2M) steel long-term operated at an elevated temperature (T = 545°C, t = 200,000h). The oxide layer was studied on a surface and a cross-section at the inner and outer surface of the tube wall on the outlet both on the fire and counter-fire side of the tube wall surface. The obtained results of research have shown a higher degree of degradation, both of the steel itself and oxide layers, on the fire side. In addition, it has been shown that on the outside tube wall, apart from iron oxides, there are also deposits composed mainly of Al₂SiO₅.