Mechanisms of Hydrogen Related Fracture of Metals

Abstract

The number of studies of hydrogen related fracture in recent years in quite impressive both in the variety of systems studied and in the amount of materials characterization which has been obtained 1-3. Despite this effort there is still incomplete understanding of the mechanism by which the hydrogen related failures occur and hence each material becomes a new and novel problem. Teh advantage of obtaining an adequate understanding of the failure mechanism is that general rules of behavior can than guide the selection and application of new materials in aggressive environments. Keywords: Hydrogen embrittlement; Metals.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA208210

Entities

People

  • Howard K. Birnbaum

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Crack Propagation
  • Crack Tips
  • Crystal Structure
  • Embrittlement
  • Environment
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Grain Boundaries
  • Hydrogen
  • Hydrogen Embrittlement
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • New York
  • Phase Transformations
  • Plastic Properties
  • Solid Solutions

Readers

  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies
  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).
  • Systems Analysis and Design