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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 101-105 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Scripta Materialia |
Volume | 154 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2018 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Materials Science(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
- Metals and Alloys