Published 1984 | Version v1
Journal article

Assessing the susceptibility of structural steels to hydrogen embrittlement

  • 1. Vitkovicke Zelezarny Klementa Gottwalda, Ostrava (Czechoslovakia). Vyzkumny Ustav Materialu
  • 2. Vysoka Skola Banska, Ostrava (Czechoslovakia)

Description

The results have been compared of assessing the resistance to hydrogen embrittlement for three types of steels used in nuclear engineering (20Mn, 10MnNi2Mo and 20Cr2.5MoV). Following electrolytical hydrogen charging, threshold stress values σsub(iH) were determined on smooth samples and values of stress intensity factor Ksub(ISH) were determined on samples with notch. Based on the combination of stress and the size of permissible cracks, safety zones were constructed defining resistance against crack propagation and against total sample disruption. Using this method it is possible to link the evaluation of steel resistance against hydrogen embrittlement using the two said criteria (σsub(iH) and Ksub(ISH)). It was found that the σsub(iH) values approximately correspond to the value of the yield limit for the studied steels. (Ha)

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Additional titles

Original title (Czech)
Prispevek k hodnoceni nachylnosti k vodikove krehkosti konstrukcnich oceli

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Kovove Mater.
Journal Volume
22
Journal Issue
4
Series
Kovove Mater.
Journal Page Range
437-444
ISSN
0023-432X