Effect of inclusions on the hydrogen embrittlement of martensitic medium-Mn steel

Autor: Minjeong Kim, Ahjeong Lyu, Hyun-Bin Jeong, Jin-Young Lee, Young-Kook Lee
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Journal of Materials Research and Technology, Vol 26, Iss , Pp 2724-2736 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2238-7854
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmrt.2023.08.090
Popis: In this study, we investigated the hydrogen embrittlement (HE) of martensitic medium-Mn steels with varying levels of S and Ti contents using thermal desorption analysis, silver decoration, slow strain rate tensile testing, and fractography. The S or S–Ti added specimens demonstrated higher HE resistance compared to the S-free specimens. This is because the S or S–Ti added specimens had a large volume fraction of fine MnS or Ti(C,N)–MnS complex inclusions with a size less than ∼1 μm, which provide strong irreversible H trap sites. However, coarse elongated inclusions were found to be detrimental to HE resistance. Therefore, we concluded that to improve the HE resistance of martensitic medium-Mn steel, it is important to distribute a large volume fraction of fine MnS or Ti(C,N)–MnS complex inclusions without coarse elongated ones.
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