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Title: Hydrogen embrittlement of additively manufactured austenitic stainless steel 316 L

Abstract

Additive manufacturing (AM) is a promising means of production of austenitic stainless steel (SS) parts for hydrogen service. The hydrogen embrittlement resistance of SS 316 L parts manufactured by powder-bed-fed selective laser melting (SLM) and directed energy deposition (DED) was examined using slow strain rate tensile testing. The influence of the hierarchical AM microstructures on mechanical response, microstructural evolution, and void formation were analyzed using multiscale electron microscopy. The presence of hydrogen reduced ductility in as-built DED materials, but did not significantly influence the response in as-built SLM material or heat-treated materials. Microstructural features driving these different responses are discussed.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [3];  [3]
  1. Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
  2. Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka (Japan)
  3. Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI Identifier:
1828176
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1833209; OSTI ID: 1842687
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL-821384
Journal ID: ISSN 0010-938X; TRN: US2216000
Grant/Contract Number:  
NA0003921; AC52-07NA27344
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Corrosion Science
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 192; Journal ID: ISSN 0010-938X
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; Additive manufacturing; Hydrogen embrittlement; Dislocations; Stainless steel; Transmission electron microscopy

Citation Formats

Bertsch, K. M., Nagao, A., Rankouhi, B., Kuehl, B., and Thoma, D. J. Hydrogen embrittlement of additively manufactured austenitic stainless steel 316 L. United States: N. p., 2021. Web. doi:10.1016/j.corsci.2021.109790.
Bertsch, K. M., Nagao, A., Rankouhi, B., Kuehl, B., & Thoma, D. J. Hydrogen embrittlement of additively manufactured austenitic stainless steel 316 L. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2021.109790
Bertsch, K. M., Nagao, A., Rankouhi, B., Kuehl, B., and Thoma, D. J. Wed . "Hydrogen embrittlement of additively manufactured austenitic stainless steel 316 L". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2021.109790. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1828176.
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abstractNote = {Additive manufacturing (AM) is a promising means of production of austenitic stainless steel (SS) parts for hydrogen service. The hydrogen embrittlement resistance of SS 316 L parts manufactured by powder-bed-fed selective laser melting (SLM) and directed energy deposition (DED) was examined using slow strain rate tensile testing. The influence of the hierarchical AM microstructures on mechanical response, microstructural evolution, and void formation were analyzed using multiscale electron microscopy. The presence of hydrogen reduced ductility in as-built DED materials, but did not significantly influence the response in as-built SLM material or heat-treated materials. Microstructural features driving these different responses are discussed.},
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year = {Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2021},
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