Peculiar temperature dependence of hydrogen-enhanced fatigue crack growth of low-carbon steel in gaseous hydrogen

Saburo Matsuoka, Osamu Takakuwa, Saburo Okazaki, Michio Yoshikawa, Junichiro Yamabe, Hisao Matsunaga

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Abstract

The peculiar temperature dependence of hydrogen-enhanced fatigue crack growth (HEFCG) of low-carbon steel in hydrogen gas was successfully interpreted in terms of ‘trap-site occupancy’ of hydrogen. HEFCG decreased with increasing temperature in hydrogen gas at 0.7 MPa and 298 to 423 K due to lower occupancy of trap sites at higher temperatures. In hydrogen gas at 90 MPa, HEFCG was insensitive to the temperature because most of the trap sites were occupied by hydrogen, regardless of the temperature. Trap sites with a binding energy of 47 kJ/mol, corresponding approximately to the dislocation core, dominated the temperature dependence of HEFCG.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)101-105
Number of pages5
JournalScripta Materialia
Volume154
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2018

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Materials Science(all)
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Metals and Alloys

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