Ambient Temperature Testing of Metallic Materials Exposed to Propellant Combustion Environments Containing Hydrogen.

Abstract

Combustion gases containing hydrogen can cause severe environmental degradation and cracking in the high strength steels used in gun tubes. Although the hydrogen is evolved at the elevated temperatures of combustion, the deleterious effects of hydrogen on steel are most severe near ambient temperature.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA324040

Entities

People

  • G. N. Vigilante
  • John H. Underwood
  • Paul J. Cote

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alloys
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Combustion
  • Cracks
  • Degradation
  • Embrittlement
  • Environment
  • Ferrium
  • Hydrogen Embrittlement
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Propellants
  • Security
  • Steel
  • Stress Corrosion

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Metallurgy
  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.