“…by a previous XPS sputter-depth-profiling study of Fe-Cr alloys with 6-20% Cr that were oxidized at room temperature 9 and by an XPS/SIMS study that included data on a 304 stainless-steel surface exposed to atmosphere at room temperature. 1 5 In addition, a number of studies have provided evidence of Fe1+xCr 2 _xO 4 formation on the surface of Fe-Cr alloys and Cr-containing steels that were heated to temperatures of 200 0 C to 600 0 C during oxidation and studied by AES, 3 " 5,10 XpS,5,15 LEED, 10 RHEED, 7 Raman, 8 SIMS, 15 and M6ssbauer spectroscopy. 6 The results of Young and Mitchell indicated that spinel formation might be more likely for lower oxidation temperatures and oxygen exposures.…”