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Effect of purity, prestrain, and cooling rate on hydrogen strengthening in niobium single crystals

Conference ·
OSTI ID:5349049
Hydrogen strengthening of niobium at approximately 77/sup 0/K depends on purity, prestrain at 295/sup 0/K and cooling rate from 295/sup 0/K. Increasing purity, prestrain and decreasing cooling rate reduce hydrogen strengthening. High purity alloys exhibit hydride softening, a decrease in flow stress with increasing hydrogen content.
Research Organization:
Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, Ohio (USA). Dept. of Metallurgy and Materials Science
OSTI ID:
5349049
Report Number(s):
COO-1676-45; CONF-770613-5
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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