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Effects of charging conditions on the hydrogen related mechanical property degradation of a 3 Cr low alloyed steel

  • Yongxin Lu , Hongyang Jing , Yongdian Han and Lianyong Xu
Published/Copyright: February 21, 2017
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Materials Testing
From the journal Materials Testing Volume 59 Issue 3

Abstract

In this work, the susceptibility of a 3 Cr low alloyed steel to hydrogen degradation of its mechanical properties was investigated to simulate the outside pipeline environment condition by a series of electrochemical hydrogen permeation measurements, surface characterization and tensile tests. Results show that the amount of hydrogen charging into the 3 Cr low alloyed steel specimen is affected by the external charging conditions, such as the hydrogen charging time and charging current density. The diffusivity of hydrogen at room temperature in 3 Cr low alloyed steel has been determined as 2.87 × 10−8 cm2 × s−1. The reduction of ductility with charging time becomes obvious in the tensile experiments.

Kurzfassung

In der diesem Beitrag zugrunde liegenden Forschungsarbeit wurde die Anfälligkeit eines niedriglegierten 3-Cr-Stahls hinsichtlich der Erniedrigung seiner mechanischen Eigenschaften durch Wasserstoff untersucht, was die äußeren Pipelineumgebungsbedingungen simuliert, und zwar mittels einer Serie von elektrochemischen Permeationsversuchen, der Oberflächencharakterisierung und Zugversuchen. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass die Konzentration, mit der Wasserstoff von den Proben aus dem niedriglegierten 3-Cr-Stahl absorbiert wird, durch die externen Beladungsbedingungen beeinflusst wird, unter anderem durch die Beladungszeit und die Beladungsstromdichte. Die Diffusivität von Wasserstoff in dem niedriglegierten 3-Cr-Stahl wurde mit 2,87 × 10−8 cm2 × s−1 ermittelt. Die Reduzierung der Duktilität mit zunehmender Beladungsdauer wird in den Zugversuchen offensichtlich.

*Correspondence Address, Prof. Dr. Lianyong Xu, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peiyang Park Campus, Tianjin University, 31-169, No.135 Yaguan Road, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China, E-mail:

Yongxin Lu, born 1986, graduated with a master degree from the School of Material Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, China, in 2010. He continued studying at the School of Material Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, China, in 2013. His main research areas are corrosion and protection of metal material welding joint, and environmental corrosion evaluation of welding joints.

Prof. Dr. Hongyang Jing, born 1966, graduated with an MSc from the School of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, China, in 1988. He continued studying at the same faculty and became a Doctor of Science in 1993. He is Professor and Researcher at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University. His main research areas are construction and materials interconnect technology, life prediction and extension of welding structures. He also studies the creep of welding structures, fracture and fatigue behavior assessments under high or low temperature, corrosion and other complex environments.

Dr. Yongdian Han, born 1983, graduated with an MSc from the School of Material Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, China, in 2007. He continued studying at the same faculty and received his PhD in 2010. He is Researcher at the School of Material Science and Engineering, Tianjin University. His main research areas are technology and reliability of electronic packaging materials, corrosion of welding structures as well as fatigue and fracture behavior assessments.

Prof. Dr. Lianyong Xu, born 1975, graduated with an MSc from the School of Material Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, China, in 2004. He continued studying at the same faculty and received his PhD in 2007. Currently, he is Associate Professor and Researcher at the same faculty. His main research areas are welding mechanics, welding residual stress, deformation control and finite element analysis of welding joints, integrity and life assessment of welded structures under high temperature as well as environmental corrosion evaluation of welding joints.

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Published Online: 2017-02-21
Published in Print: 2017-03-02

© 2017, Carl Hanser Verlag, München

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https://doi.org/10.3139/120.110989

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Inhalt/Contents
  2. Contents
  3. Fachbeiträge/Technical Contributions
  4. Characteristics of modified martensitic stainless steel surfaces under tribocorrosion conditions
  5. Corrosion resistance and mechanical properties of quenched and tempered 28MnCrB5 steel in two acidic environments
  6. Statistical analysis of burst requirements from regulations for composite cylinders in hydrogen transport
  7. Effects of charging conditions on the hydrogen related mechanical property degradation of a 3 Cr low alloyed steel
  8. Characterization of hollow glass sphere reinforced epoxy composites: Dynamical mechanical analysis and morphology
  9. Effect of mechanical anisotropy on the energy absorption capacity in thin-walled tubes
  10. Effect of Ti as a trace element on mechanical properties and microstructural evolution in direct austempered ductile cast iron
  11. Effect of static strain aging on the fatigue behavior of S275JRC steel
  12. Evaluation of residual stresses present in spirally welded API grade pipeline steel using the hole drilling method
  13. Influence of U-O bending process parameters on the friction coefficient
  14. Mechanical behavior of internal pressurized composite pipes jointed with embedded tubular sleeves
  15. Effect of cutting parameters on surface roughness and wire consumption during wire electro-discharge machining
  16. Prediction and controlling of roundness during the BTA deep hole drilling process: Experimental investigations and fuzzy modeling
  17. Reliability and sensitivity of visible liquid penetrant NDT for inspection of welded components
  18. Mechanical properties of pipeline steel welds
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