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HYDROGEN CONTAMINATION IN TITANIUM AND TITANIUM ALLOYS. PART IV: THE EFFECT OF HYDROGEN ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND CONTROL OF HYDROGEN IN TITANIUM ALLOYS. Period covered: December 1954 to March 1957

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4324670
A comprehensive investigation of H/sub 2/ in Ti alloys was carried out. Tests were conducted to gain an insight into the mechanism of the slow-strain embrittlement of Ti alloys by H/sub 2/, and a tentative theory is presented. Eighty Ti alloys were examined in the stabilized condition to determine the effect of composition on the tendency toward H/sub 2/ embrittlement. The effect of microstructural variations on the tendency toward embrittlement was also studied. In addition to studying the effects of H/sub 2/ on the properties of Ti, factors affecting hydrogen pickup by Ti and methods of removing H/sub 2/ from Ti were investigated. Included were investigations of low pressure solubility, degassing methods, and the pickup of H/sub 2/ from various atmospheres. (auth)
Research Organization:
Battelle Memorial Inst., Columbus, Ohio
NSA Number:
NSA-12-002350
OSTI ID:
4324670
Report Number(s):
WADC-TR-54-616(Pt.IV); AD-1310
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English