Hydrogen Embrittlement of Metals and Alloys

A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2024 | Viewed by 347

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, UK
Interests: hydrogen embrittlement; structural materials for aerospace applications; computational materials and simulation of plasticity; material design; material processing; microstructure modelling; computational materials science; steel and ferrous alloys

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Institute of Materials Engineering (IfW), University of Kassel, Moencheberg Str. 3, 34125 Kassel, Germany
Interests: H in metals; H-materials interaction; materials microstructure and processing design for circular economy (Circular Metals); nano-engineering of high-performance steels for mobility and renewable energy applications; multi-scale correlative characterization of materials microstructure, e.g. SEM/EDX/EBSD/TKD/TEM/3D atom probe/synchrotron/neutron

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Hydrogen plays a pivotal role in decarbonising sectors in which emissions are difficult to remove, including heavy goods vehicles, maritime, aerospace and power generation, etc. This will not only increase the demand for clean hydrogen production but also promote material development across the hydrogen supply chain, from improving hydrogen generation infrastructures, to designing large hydrogen storage systems and fast hydrogen transportation networks, as well as employing hydrogen as an energy vector. Metals are widely utilized across these applications, and it is critical to understand how hydrogen may affect their structural integrity under existing and new operating environments.

In this Special Issue, we welcome submissions on the fundamental and applied research of Hydrogen Embrittlement in Metals, with the aim of addressing known challenges relating to structural components of the hydrogen supply chain. Topics on the mechanisms of hydrogen-related mechanical degradation, hydrogen adsorption, diffusion, and trapping, as well as on the development of novel hydrogen-tolerant materials are welcome. Studies based on the development of multi-scale experimental and/or simulation methods are particularly encouraged.

Dr. Enrique Galindo-Nava
Prof. Dr. Wenwen Song
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • hydrogen embrittlement
  • hydrogen diffusion and trapping
  • hydrogen permeation
  • material damage
  • hydrogen storage
  • hydrogen transport
  • metal manufacturing
  • high-strength steels
  • non-ferrous alloys

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Effect of Hydrogen Charging on the Mechanical Properties of High-Strength Copper-Base Alloys, Austenitic Stainless Steel AISI 321, Inconel 625 and Ferritic Steel 1.4511
by Jens Jürgensen, Andreas Frehn, Klaus Ohla, Sandra Stolz and Michael Pohl
Metals 2024, 14(5), 588; https://doi.org/10.3390/met14050588 - 17 May 2024
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Hydrogen embrittlement (HE) poses the risk of premature failure for many metals, especially high-strength steels. Due to the utilization of hydrogen as an environmentally friendly energy source, efforts are made to improve the resistance to HE at elevated pressures and temperatures. In addition, [...] Read more.
Hydrogen embrittlement (HE) poses the risk of premature failure for many metals, especially high-strength steels. Due to the utilization of hydrogen as an environmentally friendly energy source, efforts are made to improve the resistance to HE at elevated pressures and temperatures. In addition, applications in hydrogen environments might require specific material properties in terms of thermal and electrical conductivity, magnetic properties as well as corrosion resistance. In the present study, three high-strength Cu-base alloys (Alloy 25, PerforMet® and ToughMet® 3) as well as austenitic stainless AISI 321, Ni-base alloy IN 625 and ferritic steel 1.4511 are charged in pressurized hydrogen and subsequently tested by means of Slow Strain Rate Testing (SSRT). The results show that high-strength Cu-base alloys exhibit a great resistance to HE and could prove to be suitable for materials for a variety of hydrogen applications with rough conditions such as high pressure, elevated temperature and corrosive environments. Full article
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