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Response of Hydrogen Desorption and Hydrogen Embrittlement to Precipitation of Nanometer-Sized Copper in Tempered Martensitic Low-Carbon Steel

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This work is aimed at studying the hydrogen–copper precipitate interaction in a martensitic steel. Analysis of hydrogen thermal desorption revealed that precipitation of copper particles enhances the hydrogen trapping capability of tempered copper-containing martensitic steel. Moreover, precipitation of copper could make hydrogen retain longer in the steel, indicating a retarded diffusion of hydrogen. Copper precipitates as a hydrogen trapping site were observed to preserve an activation energy of 35.6 kJ mol−1 by Choo-and-Lee method after release for 4 h at room temperature. This value is higher than the activation energy of dislocation. Moreover, tempered steel with copper particles displayed better resistance to hydrogen embrittlement in notched, slow-strain-rate tensile tests.

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The authors acknowledge the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of China for providing financial support under Contract MOST-106-2628-E-002-015-MY3 and Contract MOST-106-2622-8-006-001. The authors especially thank Dr. Steve Woei Ooi at the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, for his technical support in TDA experiments.

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    Yu-Chen Lin, Meng-Hsuan Chiang, Guan-Ju Cheng, Hsin-Chih Lin & Hung-Wei Yen

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Lin, YC., Chen, D., Chiang, MH. et al. Response of Hydrogen Desorption and Hydrogen Embrittlement to Precipitation of Nanometer-Sized Copper in Tempered Martensitic Low-Carbon Steel. JOM 71, 1349–1356 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-019-03330-0

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