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Fatigue of stainless steel in hydrogen

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The fatigue crack growth rates of two austenitic stainless steel alloys, AISI 301 and 302, were compared in air, argon, and hydrogen environments at atmospheric pressure and room temperature. Under the stresses at the crack tip the austenite in type 301 steel transformed martensitically to a’ to a greater extent than in type 302 steel. The steels were also tested in the cold worked condition under hydrogen or argon. Hydrogen was found to have a deleterious effect on both steels, but the effect was stronger in the unstable than in the stable alloy. Cold work decreased fatigue crack growth rates in argon and hydrogen, but the decrease was less marked in hydrogen than in argon. Metallographic, fractographic, and microhardness surveys in the vicinity of the fatigue crack were used to try to understand the reasons for the observed fatigue behavior.

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  1. Owens/Corning Fiberglas Technical Center, 43023, Granville, OH

    G. Schuster

  2. Department of Metallurgy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 61801, Urbana, IL

    C. Altstetter

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Schuster, G., Altstetter, C. Fatigue of stainless steel in hydrogen. Metall Trans A 14, 2085–2090 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02662375

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