A novel hydrogen charging method for stress corrosion cracking

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Illustation of the assembly of the specimen with gas charging in an autoclave

In this paper* the authors introduce a novel in-situ hydrogen charging method for stress corrosion cracking testing in a high-temperature and high-pressure water environment at 325oC for the first time.

 

This method effectively mitigates the interference of the electrochemical charging on the corrosion potential, and the limitation of maintaining a stable hydrogen concentration in the materials using any pre-charge methods.

 

Post-experimental characterisation reveals that DiffH has a significant impact on the oxidation behaviour near the crack tip, suggesting a complex role of DiffH on stress corrosion cracking.

 

'Diffusible hydrogen facilitated stress corrosion cracking in 316 stainless steel using in-situ gaseous hydrogen charging in simulated PWR environment', as published in Scripta Materialia.