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Surface treatment for mitigation of hydrogen absorption and penetration into AISI 4340 steel and Inconel 718 alloy

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It is shown that the underpotential deposition of zinc on AISI 4340 steel and Inconel 718 alloys inhibits the hydrogen evolution reaction and the degree of hydrogen ingress. In the presence of monolayer coverage of zinc on the substrate surfaces, the hydrogen evolution current densities are reduced 46% and 68% compared with the values obtained on bare AISI 4340 steel and Inconel 718 alloy, respectively. As a consequence, the underpotential deposition of zinc on AISI 4340 steel and Inconel 718 alloy membrane reduces the steady state hydrogen permeation current density by 51% and 40%, respectively.

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Abbreviations

C S :

surface hydrogen concentration (mol cm−3)

D :

hydrogen diffusion coefficient (cm2 S−1)

E :

potential (V)

E pdep :

predeposition potential (V)

F :

Faraday constant (96 500 C mol−1)

i :

current density (A cm−2)

i a :

HER current density in the absence of predeposition of zinc (A cm−2)

i 0 :

exchange current density (A cm−2)

i p :

HER current density in the presence of predeposition of zinc (A cm−2)

j t :

transition hydrogen permeation current density (A cm−2)

j o :

initial hydrogen permeation current density (A cm−2)

j ∞ :

steady state hydrogen permeation current density (A cm−2)

k″:

thickness dependent absorption-adsorption constant (mol cm−3)

L :

membrane thickness (cm)

Q max :

maximum charge required for one complete layer of atoms on a surface (C cm−2)

t :

time (s)

αc :

cathodic transfer coefficient, dimensionless

θH :

hydrogen surface coverage, dimensionless

θZn :

zinc surface coverage, dimensionless

φ:

work function (eV)

τ = t D/L 2 :

(dimensionless time)

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Zheng, G., Popov, B.N. & White, R.E. Surface treatment for mitigation of hydrogen absorption and penetration into AISI 4340 steel and Inconel 718 alloy. J Appl Electrochem 25, 212–218 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00262958

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