Hydrogen Insertion into Complex-Phase High-Strength Steel during Atmospheric Corrosion at Low Relative Humidity

Atmospheric corrosion is one of the major sources of hydrogen in a high-strength-steel product in service. Even low concentrations of absorbed hydrogen can cause a hydrogen embrittlement-related material degradation. The extent of atmospheric corrosion and thus the related hydrogen entry is highly d...

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Published in:Metals (Basel ) 2022-04, Vol.12 (4), p.624
Main Authors: Schimo-Aichhorn, Gabriela, Traxler, Ines, Muhr, Andreas, Commenda, Christian, Rudomilova, Darya, Schneeweiss, Oldřich, Luckeneder, Gerald, Duchaczek, Hubert, Stellnberger, Karl-Heinz, Faderl, Josef, Prošek, Tomáš, Stifter, David, Hassel, Achim, Hild, Sabine
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atmospheric corrosion
Corrosion effects
Corrosion products
Corrosion rate
High strength steels
Humidity
Hydrogen
hydrogen absorption
Hydrogen embrittlement
Insertion
Laboratories
Low concentrations
Magnesium chloride
Mass spectrometry
Mechanical properties
Microscopy
Mossbauer spectroscopy
Relative humidity
Scanning Kelvin Probe
steel
Steel products
Tensile strength
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Summary:Atmospheric corrosion is one of the major sources of hydrogen in a high-strength-steel product in service. Even low concentrations of absorbed hydrogen can cause a hydrogen embrittlement-related material degradation. The extent of atmospheric corrosion and thus the related hydrogen entry is highly dependent on the environmental parameters, such as the relative humidity. The present work focused on the hydrogen entry at low relative humidity, where atmospheric corrosion rates are expected to be low. Hydrogen insertion and distribution in CP1000 steel induced by corrosion under dried and rewetted single droplets of aqueous NaCl and MgCl2 solution were studied using the Scanning Kelvin Probe (SKP) and the resulting amounts of diffusible hydrogen were analyzed using thermal desorption mass spectrometry (TDMS). Corrosion product analyses were carried out with SEM/EDX, XRD, and Mössbauer spectroscopy. The results revealed the strong impact of salt type and concentration on the hydrogen entry into steel. The hygroscopic effect of MgCl2 and the formed corrosion products were responsible for the prolonged insertion of hydrogen into the steel even at very low levels of relative humidity.
ISSN:2075-4701
2075-4701
DOI:10.3390/met12040624