D11 Investigation of intergranular fatigue crack growth of 0.13% carbon steel in hydrogen gas environment

2008 ◽  
Vol 2008.61 (0) ◽  
pp. 111-112
Author(s):  
Tomozou MIKAMI ◽  
Yasuji ODA ◽  
Hiroshi NOGUCHI
2007 ◽  
Vol 345-346 ◽  
pp. 1051-1054 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Noguchi ◽  
Yasuji Oda

In order to investigate the effect of hydrogen environment on fatigue crack growth characteristics of a low carbon steel JIS S10C, fatigue crack growth tests were conducted in a low pressure hydrogen gas environment. Fatigue crack growth rate in hygrogen gas is higher than that in nitrogen gas. It seems that a crack in the range of low growth rate prefers to propagate along the grain boundaries under hydrogen environment while in the range of high growth across the grains accompanied by brittle striation patterns or river patterns. It is important to clarify how hydrogen affects the crack growth behavior of different stages of crack growth.


2007 ◽  
Vol 353-358 ◽  
pp. 174-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akiyoshi Hagihara ◽  
Yasuji Oda ◽  
Hiroshi Noguchi

In order to investigate the effects of testing frequency on the fatigue crack growth rate of 6061-T6 aluminum alloy in hydrogen gas environment, fatigue crack growth tests were carried out on specimens with small artificial holes in 0.18 MPa hydrogen gas or in 0.18 MPa nitrogen gas. It takes long time to test at low testing frequency, so in this study an accelerated test method was proposed and fatigue tests were carried out using this method. The fatigue crack growth rate in hydrogen gas environment accelerates compared with in nitrogen gas environment. The crack growth rate at lower testing frequency tends to higher.


2007 ◽  
Vol 2007.60 (0) ◽  
pp. 101-102
Author(s):  
Yasutomo YANARI ◽  
Akiyoshi HAGIHARA ◽  
Kyohei KAWAMOTO ◽  
Yasuji ODA ◽  
Hiroshi NOGUCHI

2007 ◽  
Vol 567-568 ◽  
pp. 329-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyohei Kawamoto ◽  
Yasuji Oda ◽  
Hiroshi Noguchi

In order to investigate the hydrogen effect on fatigue crack growth (FCG) behavior in a few kinds of practical alloys; austenitic stainless steels (solution-treated metastable type 304 and stable type 316L), an aluminum alloy (age-hardened 6061) and a low carbon steel (annealed 0.13%C-Fe), FCG tests were carried out in hydrogen gas and in nitrogen gas. The FCG rates of these materials are enhanced by hydrogen, though the acceleration degrees are different. A crack grows across grains by slip-off in 316L stainless steel and in age-hardened 6061 aluminum alloys even in hydrogen. Faceted area increases in 304 stainless steel and in low carbon steel in hydrogen. In 304 stainless steel, the ratio of facets to the entire fracture surface was not so large. Thus, the FCG rate is not significantly affected through the facets in 304 stainless steel. In low carbon steel, facets were increased considerably, though a crack grows step by step or after a large number of loading cycles even along grain boundaries. Anyhow hydrogen enhances the FCG rate of these materials through the influence on slip behavior. Based on above-mentioned results, the effect of loading frequency on FCG rate in hydrogen of the age-hardened 6061 aluminum alloy was also investigated. The FCG rate increases as the testing frequency decreases, though the FCG rate in hydrogen shows the tendency to saturate.


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