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Elastic wave properties in ultra-high strength steel (HV670) exposed to various corrosive solutions

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In this study, elastic waves generated from a SKD11 (HV670) steel specimen under various corrosive solutions were investigated. The frequency characteristics of the waves, as well as how hydrogen aggregation and crack propagation affected these characteristics, were studied using time-frequency analysis conducted in LabVIEW. The waves detected were either in a low frequency band, below 40 kHz, or in a high frequency band, above 60 kHz. The low frequency waves below 40 kHz were caused by hydrogen aggregation and corrosion, while the high frequency waves above 60 kHz were caused by crack initiation and propagation due to HAC. Inspection by SEM confirmed that the grains and cracks were caused by HAC via hydrogen embrittlement.

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  1. Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Pukyong National University, 45 Yongso-ro, Nam-gu, Busan, 48513, Korea

    Ki-Sik Lee & Ki-Woo Nam

  2. Dept. of Marine Convergence Design Engineering, Pukyong Nat‘l Univ., Busan, Korea

    Jae-Eun Paeng & Ki-Woo Nam

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Ki-Sik Lee is a graduate student at Pukyong National University, Busan, Korea. He is interested in strength improvement of structural material.

Jae-Eun Paeng is a graduate student of Marine Design Convergence Engineering at Pukyong National University, Busan, Korea. She is interested in the fatigue life and the corrosion behavior of structural material.

Ki-Woo Nam (Ph.D.) is working on Department of Materials Science and Engineering & Marine Design Convergence Engineering at Pukyong National University, Busan, Korea. His research fields are the crack healing and the harmless crack of structural component.

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Lee, KS., Paeng, JE. & Nam, KW. Elastic wave properties in ultra-high strength steel (HV670) exposed to various corrosive solutions. J Mech Sci Technol 37, 1723–1729 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-023-0313-0

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