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Effect of Tempering and Baking on the Charpy Impact Energy of Hydrogen-Charged 4340 Steel

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Tempered AISI 4340 steel was hydrogen charged and tested for impact energy. It was found that samples tempered above 468 °C (875 °F) and subjected to hydrogen charging exhibited lower impact energy values when compared to uncharged samples. No significant difference between charged and uncharged samples tempered below 468 °C (875 °F) was observed. Neither exposure nor bake time had any significant effect on impact energy within the tested ranges.

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This work was funded by the National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates, NSF Grant #EEC-0353668. The authors appreciate the helpful comments and discussion from Dr. Sergiy Kalnaus of Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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  1. Mechanical Engineering Department, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, 90045-8145, USA

    K. Mori, A. Tran, E. Iriarte, O. Perez, H. Ruiz, T. Choi, P. Stoyanov, J. Ogren, J. Alrashaid & O. S. Es-Said

  2. Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, MD, 20670-1908, USA

    E. W. Lee & W. E. Frazier

  3. Moog Incorporated, Torrance, CA, 90501, USA

    K. Niji & G. Battel

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Mori, K., Lee, E.W., Frazier, W.E. et al. Effect of Tempering and Baking on the Charpy Impact Energy of Hydrogen-Charged 4340 Steel. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 24, 329–337 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-014-1268-1

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