Quantitative investigation on deep hydrogen trapping in tempered martensitic steel

Shi, Rongjian; Chen, Lin; Wang, Zidong; Yang, Xu Sheng; Li, Qiao; Pang, Xiaolu

doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.157218

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“…Though reasonably demonstrated in (semi)coherent precipitates, this is implied more often than proven in incoherent precipitates. The diverse hydrogen trapping behaviours may root in the fact that the incoherent interfaces easily vary with precipitate-matrix mutual orientations and the precipitate formation conditions 15 , 47 . Therefore, pin-pointing the mechanism of hydrogen trapping by the incoherent interfaces indispensably requires characterizations of the atomic-scale structure and hydrogen trapping behaviours with the same single precipitate, as uniquely enabled here through the in situ SKPFM-FIB-TEM workflow.…”

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Atomic-scale insights on hydrogen trapping and exclusion at incoherent interfaces of nanoprecipitates in martensitic steels

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Zhu

et al. 2022

Nat Commun

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Hydrogen is well known to embrittle high-strength steels and impair their corrosion resistance. One of the most attractive methods to mitigate hydrogen embrittlement employs nanoprecipitates, which are widely used for strengthening, to trap and diffuse hydrogen from enriching at vulnerable locations within the materials. However, the atomic origin of hydrogen-trapping remains elusive, especially in incoherent nanoprecipitates. Here, by combining in-situ scanning Kelvin probe force microscopy and aberration-corrected transmission electron microscopy, we unveil distinct scenarios of hydrogen-precipitate interaction in a high-strength low-alloyed martensitic steel. It is found that not all incoherent interfaces are trapping hydrogen; some may even exclude hydrogen. Atomic-scale structural and chemical features of the very interfaces suggest that carbon/sulfur vacancies on the precipitate surface and tensile strain fields in the nearby matrix likely determine the hydrogen-trapping characteristics of the interface. These findings provide fundamental insights that may lead to a better coupling of precipitation-strengthening strategy with hydrogen-insensitive designs.

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Atomic-scale insights on hydrogen trapping and exclusion at incoherent interfaces of nanoprecipitates in martensitic steels

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Zhu

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“…In addition, the interface between the martensite and austenite phases showed high strain, ranging from green to red. The martensite lath boundary and the interface between the austenite and ferrite phases are the major trapping sites of diffusible hydrogen [30][31][32]. According to the hydrogen-enhanced localised plasticity (HELP) mechanism, the trapped hydrogen intensified the dislocation concentration at the boundaries [33][34][35].…”

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Hydrogen Stress Cracking Behaviour in Dissimilar Welded Joints of Duplex Stainless Steel and Carbon Steel

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Moon

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As the need for duplex stainless steel (DSS) increases, it is necessary to evaluate hydrogen stress cracking (HSC) in dissimilar welded joints (WJs) of DSS and carbon steel. This study aims to investigate the effect of the weld microstructure on the HSC behaviour of dissimilar gas-tungsten arc welds of DSS and carbon steel. In situ slow-strain rate testing (SSRT) with hydrogen charging was conducted for transverse WJs, which fractured in the softened heat-affected zone of the carbon steel under hydrogen-free conditions. However, HSC occurred at the martensite band and the interface of the austenite and martensite bands in the type-II boundary. The band acted as an HSC initiation site because of the presence of a large amount of trapped hydrogen and a high strain concentration during the SSRT with hydrogen charging. Even though some weld microstructures such as the austenite and martensite bands in type-II boundaries were harmless under normal hydrogen-free conditions, they had a negative effect in a hydrogen atmosphere, resulting in the premature rupture of the weld. Eventually, a premature fracture occurred during the in situ SSRT in the type-II boundary because of the hydrogen-enhanced strain-induced void (HESIV) and hydrogen-enhanced localised plasticity (HELP) mechanisms.

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“…On the other hand, microstructural heterogeneities, also known as ‘hydrogen trapping sites’, also play an important role in preventing hydrogen embrittlement. Therefore, it is important to determine preferential hydrogen trapping sites [ 20 , 21 , 22 ]. Accordingly, high energy traps, uniformly distributed within the steel microstructure, might notably contribute to delaying hydrogen diffusion toward the aforementioned damage process zone ( Figure 1 b) in order to improve mechanical performance in hydrogen environments.…”

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“…A reversible or irreversible trapping character [ 20 , 26 ] is associated with the activation energy of hydrogen atoms detrapping from the different microstructural singularities, and it will have an important impact on the mechanical behavior of the steel in fighting against hydrogen embrittlement [ 27 , 28 ]…”

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The Positive Role of Nanometric Molybdenum–Vanadium Carbides in Mitigating Hydrogen Embrittlement in Structural Steels

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The influence of hydrogen on the fracture toughness and fatigue crack propagation rate of two structural steel grades, with and without vanadium, was evaluated by means of tests performed on thermally precharged samples in a hydrogen reactor at 195 bar and 450 °C for 21 h. The degradation of the mechanical properties was directly correlated with the interaction between hydrogen atoms and the steel microstructure. A LECO DH603 hydrogen analyzer was used to study the activation energies of the different microstructural trapping sites, and also to study the hydrogen eggresion kinetics at room temperature. The electrochemical hydrogen permeation technique was employed to estimate the apparent hydrogen diffusion coefficient. Under the mentioned hydrogen precharging conditions, a very high hydrogen concentration was introduced within the V-added steel (4.3 ppm). The V-added grade had stronger trapping sites and much lower apparent diffusion coefficient. Hydrogen embrittlement susceptibility increased significantly due to the presence of internal hydrogen in the V-free steel in comparison with tests carried out in the uncharged condition. However, the V-added steel grade (+0.31%V) was less sensitive to hydrogen embrittlement. This fact was ascribed to the positive effect of the precipitated nanometric (Mo,V)C to alleviate hydrogen embrittlement. Mixed nanometric (Mo,V)C might be considered to be nondiffusible hydrogen-trapping sites, in view of their strong hydrogen-trapping capability (~35 kJ/mol). Hence, mechanical behavior of the V-added grade in the presence of internal hydrogen was notably improved.

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Quantitative investigation on deep hydrogen trapping in tempered martensitic steel

Cited by 61 publications

References 80 publications

Atomic-scale insights on hydrogen trapping and exclusion at incoherent interfaces of nanoprecipitates in martensitic steels

Atomic-scale insights on hydrogen trapping and exclusion at incoherent interfaces of nanoprecipitates in martensitic steels

Hydrogen Stress Cracking Behaviour in Dissimilar Welded Joints of Duplex Stainless Steel and Carbon Steel

The Positive Role of Nanometric Molybdenum–Vanadium Carbides in Mitigating Hydrogen Embrittlement in Structural Steels

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