Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 February 2011
Short-term cyclic oxidation tests were performed at 1200°C and 1500°C on ²-NiAl with 1 vol% oxide dispersions of Y2O3, La2O3 and Al2O3. The Y2O3 addition resulted in a very adherent ±-Al2O3 scale at 1200°C, with some improvement in the scale adhesion at 1500°C, compared to an undoped ²-NiAl alloy. The La2O3 and Al2O3 additions resulted in more severe oxidation than the undoped ²-NiAl at 1200°C. Both Y and La ions are found to segregate to ±-Al2O3 scale grain boundaries using scanning transmission electron microscopy/energy dispersive x-ray analysis. However, at both 1200°C and 1500°C, the La addition appears to cause a rapid increase in the isothermal oxidation rate, leading to excessive scale spallation.