The Effect of Microstructural Characteristics on the Hydrogen Permeation Transient in Quenched and Tempered Martensitic Alloys
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Procedure
2.1. Materials
2.2. Determination of the Hydrogen Diffusion Coefficient
2.3. Hot Extraction
2.4. Thermal Desorption Spectroscopy
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Material Characterization
3.2. Determination of the Hydrogen Diffusion Coefficient
3.3. Evaluation of the Hydrogen Trapping Ability
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Alloy Fe–C–X | C | X | Other |
---|---|---|---|
Fe–C–W | 0.277 | 8.700 | 200–300 ppm Al |
Fe–C–Cr | 0.184 | 2.200 | |
Fe–C–Ti | 0.313 | 1.340 | |
Fe–C–V | 0.286 | 1.670 |
Alloy | Dapp [m²/s] |
---|---|
Fe–C–W | 7.21 × 10−11 |
Fe–C–Cr | 5.78 × 10−11 |
Fe–C–Ti | 3.02 × 10−12 |
Fe–C–V | 1.16 × 10−12 |
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Van den Eeckhout, E.; Depover, T.; Verbeken, K. The Effect of Microstructural Characteristics on the Hydrogen Permeation Transient in Quenched and Tempered Martensitic Alloys. Metals 2018, 8, 779. https://doi.org/10.3390/met8100779
Van den Eeckhout E, Depover T, Verbeken K. The Effect of Microstructural Characteristics on the Hydrogen Permeation Transient in Quenched and Tempered Martensitic Alloys. Metals. 2018; 8(10):779. https://doi.org/10.3390/met8100779
Chicago/Turabian StyleVan den Eeckhout, E., T. Depover, and K. Verbeken. 2018. "The Effect of Microstructural Characteristics on the Hydrogen Permeation Transient in Quenched and Tempered Martensitic Alloys" Metals 8, no. 10: 779. https://doi.org/10.3390/met8100779