Abstract
The effect of 104 mass ppm of hydrogen on the evolved microstructures associated with accelerated fatigue failure in type 304 austenitic stainless steel is reported. The fracture surface morphology changed from ductile striations to mixed mode that appeared “quasi-cleavage-like” and “flat.” Detailed microstructural characterization determined that these fractures were along the austenite–martensite interfaces. The morphology and orientation of the strain-induced martensite were impacted by the presence of hydrogen. Hydrogen constrained the formation of α′-martensite into linear, planar bands in the grains nearest the fracture surface, and ε-martensite was formed between the α′-martensite bands. The dislocation structure generated by the cyclic loading and the restriction of the martensitic transformation to specific forms by hydrogen is explained through the hydrogen-enhanced localized plasticity mechanism.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5704-5714 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 11 |
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| State | Published - Nov 1 2020 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Metals and Alloys