US Patent Issued on April 7 for "Calculation method for thickness of inner oxide layer of martensitic heat-resistant steel in steam environment" (Chinese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,596,003, issued on April 7.

"Calculation method for thickness of inner oxide layer of martensitic heat-resistant steel in steam environment" was invented by Xue Wang (Wuhan, China) and Conghao Du (Wuhan, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present application discloses a calculation method for thickness of inner oxide layer of a martensitic heat-resistant steel in steam environment. The calculation method takes into account the steam temperature, the steam pressure and the operation time, which are the three factors that have significant effects on the thickness of the oxide layer, and with the help of a metal oxidation kinetic mode...