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Hydrogen Embrittlement of Steels – Testing and Modelling as a Joint Effort

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To study the phenomenon of stress corrosion cracking (SCC) and hydrogen embrittlement (HE) of metallic materials, and in particular of high strength steels, fracture mechanics based techniques are well suited. Experiments using a rising displacement test technique and pre-cracked specimens were employed for experimental characterisation of the susceptibility of these materials to environmentally assisted cracking and to study the mechanisms of failure caused by the uptake of atomic hydrogen from a corrosive environment. This work was complemented by simulating the degradation process caused by HE. The experimental work was partly performed in conjunction with the Technical Committee 10, Environmentally Assisted Cracking, of the European Structural Integrity Society, ESIS, in the context of two European research projects. As a result, a new ISO standard on EAC testing, ISO 7339 – Part 9, was established. The work is now focused on the development of suitable modelling approaches to HE. Such models can either be used in addition to experimental testing or, to some extent, can replace traditional SCC testing.

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    Wolfgang Dietzel

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  1. , Dipartimento di Ingegneria Strutturale, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milano, 20133, Italy

    Gabriella Bolzon

  2. Technologie Houari Boumediene (USTH, Dépt. Matériaux et Composants, Université des Sciences et de la, Algiers, Algeria

    Taoufik Boukharouba

  3. Eni E&P Division – TEMM, Via Emilia 1, San Donato Milanese (MI), 20097, Italy

    Giovanna Gabetta

  4. , Nat. Resources Canada, Govt. of Canada, CANMET Materials Technology Laboratory, Booth Street 568, Ottawa, K1A 0G1, Ontario, Canada

    Mimoun Elboujdaini

  5. , Faculté des Sciences et de la Techn., Université Mohamed Khider, Biskra, 07000, Algeria

    Mekki Mellas

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Dietzel, W. (2011). Hydrogen Embrittlement of Steels – Testing and Modelling as a Joint Effort. In: Bolzon, G., Boukharouba, T., Gabetta, G., Elboujdaini, M., Mellas, M. (eds) Integrity of Pipelines Transporting Hydrocarbons. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0588-3_9

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