Hydrogen transport and hydrogen embrittlement in stainless steels
Thesis/Dissertation
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OSTI ID:6267986
In order to understand the kinetics of gaseous hydrogen-induced slow crack growth (SCG) in metastable austenitic stainless steels, hydrogen permeation and/or cracking velocity were measured and compared for three types of stainless steels. These included austenitic, ferritic, and duplex (..gamma../..cap alpha..) alloys. Deformation in AISI 301 resulted in various amounts of ..cap alpha..' martensite, which enhanced the effective hydrogen diffusivity and permeability. No phase transformation was observed in deformed AISI 310. The effective hydrogen diffusivity in this alloy was slightly reduced after plastic deformation, presumably by dislocation trapping. In either the dynamic or static tensile test, AISI 301 exhibited the greatest hydrogen embrittlement and therefore the highest SCG velocity among all the alloys tested in this work. The SCG velocity was believed to be controlled by the rate of accumulation of hydrogen in the embrittlement region ahead of the crack tip and therefore could be explained with the hydrogen transport parameters measured from the permeation experiments. The relatively high SCG velocity in AISI 301 was probably due to the fast transport of hydrogen through the primarily stress-induced ..cap alpha..' phase around the crack. No SCG was observed in AISI 310. The presence of H/sub 2/O vapor was found to reduce both the hydrogen permeation and SCG velocity.
- Research Organization:
- Illinois Univ., Urbana (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6267986
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360102 -- Metals & Alloys-- Structure & Phase Studies
360105* -- Metals & Alloys-- Corrosion & Erosion
ALLOYS
CHROMIUM ALLOYS
CHROMIUM STEELS
CHROMIUM-NICKEL STEELS
CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS
CRACK PROPAGATION
DIFFUSION
ELEMENTS
EMBRITTLEMENT
HEAT RESISTANT MATERIALS
HEAT RESISTING ALLOYS
HYDROGEN
HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
MATERIALS
NICKEL ALLOYS
NONMETALS
STAINLESS STEEL-301
STAINLESS STEEL-310
STAINLESS STEELS
STEELS
360102 -- Metals & Alloys-- Structure & Phase Studies
360105* -- Metals & Alloys-- Corrosion & Erosion
ALLOYS
CHROMIUM ALLOYS
CHROMIUM STEELS
CHROMIUM-NICKEL STEELS
CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS
CRACK PROPAGATION
DIFFUSION
ELEMENTS
EMBRITTLEMENT
HEAT RESISTANT MATERIALS
HEAT RESISTING ALLOYS
HYDROGEN
HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
MATERIALS
NICKEL ALLOYS
NONMETALS
STAINLESS STEEL-301
STAINLESS STEEL-310
STAINLESS STEELS
STEELS