Publication Date:
2011-08-19
Description:
It is presently suggested that there are two mechanisms that cause fatigue crack initiation in a specimen subjected to a hydrogen environment: either a critical concentration of hydrogen is attained within the specimen, causing Mode I crack initiation, or the presence of some hydrogen (below critical concentration) promotes the early onset of plastic instability at the sites of maximum strain. It is further suggested that in the static loading condition, a high hydrogen concentration may be attained by way of mechanical factors, causing Mode I crack initiation. While cyclic fatigue specimens exhibited Mode II crack initiation in air, only Mode I crack initiation emerged in a hydrogen environment.
Keywords:
METALLIC MATERIALS
Type:
Scripta Metallurgica (ISSN 0036-9748); 20; 81-86
Format:
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