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International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol.44, No.45, 25054-25063, 2019
Effect of residual hydrogen content on the tensile properties and crack propagation behavior of a type 316 stainless steel
The tensile properties and crack propagation rate in a type 316 austenitic stainless steel prepared by vacuum induction melting method with different residual hydrogen contents (1.1-11.5 x 10(-6)) were systematically investigated in this research work. The room temperature tensile properties were measured under both regular tensile (12 mm/min) and slow tensile (0.01 mm/min) conditions, and the fracture properties of the tensile fractures with both rates were analyzed. It shows that the hydrogen induced plasticity loss of stainless steel strongly depends on the tensile rate. Under regular tensile condition, there is no plastic loss even when the hydrogen content is up to 11.5 x 10(-6) while in the slow tensile condition, the plastic loss can be clearly identified rising with the increasing H contents. The fatigue crack propagation rate was tested at room temperature, and the crack growth rate formula (Paris) of the 316 stainless steels with varied H contents were obtained. The fatigue crack propagation rate test shows that the crack growth rate of the 316 stainless steel with 8.0-11.5 x 10(-6) hydrogen is significantly higher than that of benchmark steel. (C) 2019 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.