Dynamic fracture processes in hydrogen embrittled iron

Lee, Andrew C.; Parakh, Abhinav; Lam, Sebastian; Sleugh, Andrew; Tertuliano, Ottman; Doan, David; Weker, Johanna Nelson; Hosemann, Peter; Gu, X. Wendy

doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2023.119234

Title: Dynamic fracture processes in hydrogen embrittled iron

Journal Article · Tue Aug 22 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · Acta Materialia

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2023.119234· OSTI ID:2204951

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Stanford University, CA (United States)
Stanford University, CA (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
University of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
University of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Mechanistic understanding of hydrogen embrittlement is critical to the transport and storage of hydrogen as a sustainable fuel. Experimental observation of dynamic fracture processes in hydrogen environments has been challenging. Here, in-situ transmission X-ray microscopy is used to image polycrystalline iron foils that are concurrently strained and electrochemically charged with hydrogen. Using this technique, voids and microcracks down to ∼30 nm in size are identified at or near the crack tip and tracked as strain is increased. We observe both hydrogen-induced transgranular failure and hydrogen-induced intergranular failure with distinct fracture processes. We find that transgranular fracture occurs through the formation of sharp branched structures at the main crack tip that are reminiscent of slip band formation. This is followed by void growth and coalescence, and interaction with secondary cracks that lead to propagation of the main crack. Intergranular fracture is found to occur through void coalescence along grain boundaries, along with significant secondary cracking near the crack tip. The crack growth rate is greater for void-mediated intergranular failure than for slip-mediated transgranular failure. Additionally, the removal of hydrogen results in recovered ductility for a crack initially propagated under hydrogen charging.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); Stanford Natural Gas Initiative; National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344; 1656518; ECCS-2026822; AC02-76SF00515

OSTI ID:: 2204951

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2007055

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-844295; 1066952

Journal Information:: Acta Materialia, Vol. 259, Issue no. 119234; ISSN 1359-6454

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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