Study on the Hydrogen Embrittlement of Aermet100 Using Hydrogen Permeation and SSRT Techniques

摘要

Aermet100 steel suffers greatly from hydrogen embrittlement due to its ultra-high strength. During the corrosion process as part of its service life, reduction of H+ in an acidic environment and H2O in a deaerated near-neutral environment are the main sources of hydrogen generation. Hydrogen permeation into Aermet100 steel can occur even in the atmosphere. After tempering, the coherent precipitations can hinder diffusion of hydrogen in the tempered steel, causing the apparent hydrogen diffusivity and steady hydrogen permeation current to decrease. The fracture morphology of tempered Aermet100 steel after a slow strain rate test in an acidic solution is predominantly micro-void coalescence with few inner cracks. As the solution pH decreases, micro-cracks initiate not only on the side surface but also within the steel. Coalition of micro-cracks accelerates the overall cracking process.