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An example of the effect of hydrogen trapping on hydrogen embrittlement

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The role of internal hydrogen in reducing the tensile reduction of area of iron-titanium alloys is examined. The population of hydrogen at potential crack nucleii is shown to be controlled by its dynamic interaction with mobile dislocations and its subsequent transport to fixed traps. Expressions are developed for both the number of hydrogen atoms at a given irreversible trap, as well as the time necessary to reach such a number. Reducing the number below the critical value to nucleate a crack, or increasing the time to reach this value will improve an alloy’s performance, and this improvement is related to controllable external and metallurgical variables. These predictions of the model are shown to be consistent with companion experimental data, and with the trap theory of hydrogen embrittlement.

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  1. Creusot-Loire Research Center, 71208 Le Creusot, France

    G. M. Pressouyre

  2. Department of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Carnegie-Mellon University, 15213, PA, Pittsburgh

    I. M. Bernstein

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Pressouyre, G.M., Bernstein, I.M. An example of the effect of hydrogen trapping on hydrogen embrittlement. Metall Trans A 12, 835–844 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02648348

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