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Effect of Structure and Nonmetallic Inclusions on Hydrogen Sulfide Cracking Resistance in Structural Pipe Steels

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The results of studies on the effect of nonmetallic inclusions and the metal structure formed after using different modes of thermomechanical treatment and subsequent cooling, as well as different heat treatment modes, exerted on the resistance of rolled products and electric-welded pipes obtained by welding by using high frequency currents (HFC welding) with respect to cracking in the environment of hydrogen sulfide (HIC) are presented. It is established that the presence of nonmetallic inclusions of extended morphology exerts a decisive effect on the corrosion damage in H2S-containing media, whereas the metal structure (type, dispersion, homogeneity) plays a secondary role, with the exception of the formation of increased hardness structures in the metal due to segregation processes. It is shown that plastic deformation in a cold state significantly reduces the resistance of the metal with respect to hydrogen-induced cracking.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authors express sincere gratitude to the employees of the Center for Research Laboratories VSW JSC VMZ chief researcher E.S. Mursenkov, chief specialist in electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction K.S. Smetanin and research engineer O.A. Baranova for taking an active part in this work.

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  2. National Research Technical University MISiS (branch in Vyksa), 607036, Vyksa, Nizhni Novgorod oblast, Russia

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Naumenko, V.V. Effect of Structure and Nonmetallic Inclusions on Hydrogen Sulfide Cracking Resistance in Structural Pipe Steels. Steel Transl. 51, 920–929 (2021). https://doi.org/10.3103/S096709122112007X

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