Metal substrate for catalytic converter and catalyst carrier
A metal substrate for catalytic converter for purifying an exhaust gas includes a honeycomb core with metal flat foil and corrugated foil stacked in layers, and an oxide film having a thickness of 0.1 μm or more and 10 μm or less is formed in a predetermined range including an exposed end surface exposed toward the gas inlet side. The oxide film contains at least a first alumina including α-alumina and a Fe oxide. The α-alumina contains α-alumina with solid-solved Fe and α-alumina with no solid-solved Fe. In the oxide film, the content of the first alumina is 30% by mass or more and 99.5% by mass or less, the content of the Fe oxide is 0.5% by mass or more and 40% by mass or less, and the content of Fe is more than 7% by mass and 35% by mass or less.
1. A metal substrate for catalytic converter for purifying an exhaust gas, comprising a honeycomb core with metal flat foil and corrugated foil stacked in layers, wherein
an oxide film having a thickness of 0.1 μm or more and 10 μm or less is formed in a predetermined range including an exposed end ina comprising α-alumina and a Fe oxide;
the α-alumina contains α-alumina with solid-solved Fe and α-alumina with no solid-solved Fe;
in the oxide film, a content of the first alumina is 30% by mass or more and 99.5% by mass or less, a content of the Fe oxide is 0.5% by mass or more and 40% by mass or less, and a content of Fe is more than 7% by mass and 35% by mass or less; and
the predetermined range is at least 2 mm from the exposed end surface in a direction in which a gas flows.
2. The metal substrate for catalytic converter according to claim 1 , wherein the oxide film further contains at least one type of a second alumina and a Cr oxide, and the second alumina comprises at least one or more types of γ, θ, χ, δ, η, and κ aluminas.
3. The metal substrate for catalytic converter according to claim 1 , wherein, when T (μm) represents a thickness of the oxide film and G (% by mass) represents the content of Fe in the oxide film, a product of T (μm) and G (% by mass) is more than 4.0 and 20.0 or less.
4. The metal substrate for catalytic converter according to claim 1 , wherein
the corrugated foil has an offset part having mutually different phases between adjacent waves in the axial direction of the honeycomb core, and
the oxide film in the predetermined range is formed in the offset part.
5. The metal substrate for catalytic converter according to claim 1 , wherein the corrugated foil is a stainless foil and contains at least Fe, Cr, and Al, and the corrugated foil and the oxide film formed on the corrugated foil contain 60% by mass or more and 85% by mass or less of Fe, 9% by mass or more and 30% by mass or less of Cr, and 1.5% by mass or more and 13% by mass or less of Al.
6. A catalyst carrier comprising:
the metal substrate for catalytic converter according to claim 1 ; and
a catalyst carried on the flat foil and the corrugated foil.
7. The catalyst carrier according to claim 6 , being used in a purification device for purifying a diesel exhaust gas.
8. The catalyst carrier according to claim 6 , being used in a purification device for purifying an exhaust gas resulting from combustion of gasoline.
9. The metal substrate for catalytic converter according to claim 2 , wherein, when T (μm) represents a thickness of the oxide film and G (% by mass) represents the content of Fe in the oxide film, a product of T (μm) and G (% by mass) is more than 4.0 and 20.0 or less.
10. The metal substrate for catalytic converter according to claim 2 , wherein
the corrugated foil has an offset part having mutually different phases between adjacent waves in the axial direction of the honeycomb core, and
the oxide film in the predetermined range is formed in the offset part.
11. The metal substrate for catalytic converter according to claim 3 , wherein
the corrugated foil has an offset part having mutually different phases between adjacent waves in the axial direction of the honeycomb core, and
the oxide film in the predetermined range is formed in the offset part.
12. The metal substrate for catalytic converter according to claim 9 , wherein
the corrugated foil has an offset part having mutually different phases between adjacent waves in the axial direction of the honeycomb core, and
the oxide film in the predetermined range is formed in the offset part.
13. The metal substrate for catalytic converter according to claim 2 , wherein the corrugated foil is a stainless foil and contains at least Fe, Cr, and Al, and the corrugated foil and the oxide film formed on the corrugated foil contain 60% by mass or more and 85% by mass or less of Fe, 9% by mass or more and 30% by mass or less of Cr, and 1.5% by mass or more and 13% by mass or less of Al.
14. The metal substrate for catalytic converter according to claim 3 , wherein the corrugated foil is a stainless foil and contains at least Fe, Cr, and Al, and the corrugated foil and the oxide film formed on the corrugated foil contain 60% by mass or more and 85% by mass or less of Fe, 9% by mass or more and 30% by mass or less of Cr, and 1.5% by mass or more and 13% by mass or less of Al.
15. The metal substrate for catalytic converter according to claim 4 , wherein the corrugated foil is a stainless foil and contains at least Fe, Cr, and Al, and the corrugated foil and the oxide film formed on the corrugated foil contain 60% by mass or more and 85% by mass or less of Fe, 9% by mass or more and 30% by mass or less of Cr, and 1.5% by mass or more and 13% by mass or less of Al.
16. The metal substrate for catalytic converter according to claim 9 , wherein the corrugated foil is a stainless foil and contains at least Fe, Cr, and Al, and the corrugated foil and the oxide film formed on the corrugated foil contain 60% by mass or more and 85% by mass or less of Fe, 9% by mass or more and 30% by mass or less of Cr, and 1.5% by mass or more and 13% by mass or less of Al.
17. The metal substrate for catalytic converter according to claim 10 , wherein the corrugated foil is a stainless foil and contains at least Fe, Cr, and Al, and the corrugated foil and the oxide film formed on the corrugated foil contain 60% by mass or more and 85% by mass or less of Fe, 9% by mass or more and 30% by mass or less of Cr, and 1.5% by mass or more and 13% by mass or less of Al.
18. The metal substrate for catalytic converter according to claim 11 , wherein the corrugated foil is a stainless foil and contains at least Fe, Cr, and Al, and the corrugated foil and the oxide film formed on the corrugated foil contain 60% by mass or more and 85% by mass or less of Fe, 9% by mass or more and 30% by mass or less of Cr, and 1.5% by mass or more and 13% by mass or less of Al.
19. The metal substrate for catalytic converter according to claim 12 , wherein the corrugated foil is a stainless foil and contains at least Fe, Cr, and Al, and the corrugated foil and the oxide film formed on the corrugated foil contain 60% by mass or more and 85% by mass or less of Fe, 9% by mass or more and 30% by mass or less of Cr, and 1.5% by mass or more and 13% by mass or less of Al.
20. A catalyst carrier comprising:
the metal substrate for catalytic converter according to claim 2 ; and
a catalyst carried on the flat foil and the corrugated foil.