Numerical simulation of cyclic oxidation kinetics with automatic fitting of experimental data

This paper proposes a model, based on a Monte Carlo method, to assess cyclic oxidation tests. The numerical code fits automatically the experimental net mass change curves. Oxidation kinetics are identified as well as the relationship between spalling and local oxide thickness or time. The modelling is applied to cyclic oxidation of NiPtAl single crystals at 1150 °C in dry air.