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Effect of Hydrogen on Microstructure and Mechanical Behavior of High-Strength Bainitic Steel in Marine Application

Authors: Zhen Zhang, Anzhe Wang, Wei Zhao, Zhixin Ba, Zhengfei Hu, Shan Gao, Yuping Li

Published in: Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance | Issue 6/2022

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The mechanical properties and microstructural evolution of high-strength bainitic steel before and after hydrogen charging were investigated by nanoindentation creep tests and multiscale morphology observations. The results showed that hydrogen charging led to higher local nanoindentation hardness and lower stress exponent of the steel. The elongation of the material decreased, and the susceptibility to hydrogen embrittlement increased after charging. SEM observation showed that the presence of hydrogen changes the material’s fracture characteristics from ductile to a mixture of ductile and transgranular cleavage fracture. TEM and SADP analysis indicated that the energetically favorable and stress-promoted hydrogen induced the enhanced dislocation activity in the lath, and the hydrogen might accumulate at the interface between the harder M-A and the softer substrate, as well as at GB. The influence of hydrogen on material properties is caused by the interaction of hydrogen-induced local hardening and hydrogen-induced cracking.

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Title: Effect of Hydrogen on Microstructure and Mechanical Behavior of High-Strength Bainitic Steel in Marine Application
Authors: Zhen Zhang
Anzhe Wang
Wei Zhao
Zhixin Ba
Zhengfei Hu
Shan Gao
Yuping Li
Publication date: 28-01-2022
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance / Issue 6/2022
Print ISSN: 1059-9495
Electronic ISSN: 1544-1024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-021-06544-z

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