E. Lunarska et al., CORRELATION BETWEEN CRITICAL HYDROGEN CONCENTRATION AND HYDROGEN DAMAGE OF PIPELINE STEEL, International journal of hydrogen energy, 22(2-3), 1997, pp. 279-284
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14
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Energy & Fuels","Environmental Sciences","Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical
The critical hydrogen concentration for the low sulfide pipeline steel
was determined in the electrochemical permeation tests. To correlate
this value with the state of metal degradation, the internal friction
measurements within the grain boundary relaxation, as well as tensile
and permeation tests were conducted for the specimens hydrogen treated
to the concentration below and above the critical one and then degass
ed. Hydrogen treatment below the critical content was found to modify
the internal friction spectrum, the mechanical properties and hydrogen
permeation parameters, revealing substantial rearrangement of disloca
tions and decohesion of grain boundaries. In overcritical condition, t
he formation of micro crevices at the grain and phase boundaries accom
panied by the recovery of IF peak parameters and by the decrease in th
e steel plasticity has been observed. Copyright (C) 1997 International
Association for Hydrogen Energy.