Hydrogen embrittlement in single- and poly-crystal niobium
Hydrogen embrittlement in single- and poly-crystal niobium
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单晶和多晶铌的氢脆
DOI:
10.1007/bf02649738
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发表时间:
1981
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通讯作者:
K. Salama
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作者:
M. Farahani;F. Attia;K. Salama
The effects of hydrogen on the yielding and the ductility of niobium have been studied in the temperature range between 373 and 78 K. Tensile tests were undertaken on single- and poly-crystal specimens containing hydrogen ranging between 30 and 230 ppm wt. at a strain rate of 1.7 X 10-4s-1. The fracture surfaces of specimens tested were also examined by means of an SEM. At higher hydrogen concentrations, two ductility maxima were observed in the temperature dependence of the uniform strain of both single- and poly-crystals. The positions of these maxima on the temperature scale varied as a function of the amount of hydrogen dissolved. One of the maxima is found to occur at higher temperatures in single crystals than in polycrystals. Analysis of results obtained indicates the presence of two distinct mechanisms responsible for the loss of ductility in noibium with hydrogen. One mechanism is operative at the onset of embrittlement, and is sensitive to the presence of grain boundaries. The second mechanism predominates at temperatures of the second ductile-brittle transition, and is associated with the precipitation of the hydride phase. This mechanism has similar effects on both single and poly-crystals.