Hydrogen Diffusion Mechanism around a Crack Tip in Type 304L Austenite Stainless Steel Considering the Influence of the Volume Expansion of Strain-Induced Martensite Transformation

Zhiliang Xiong, Wenjian Zheng, Yanzhang Liu, Yanjun Kuang, Jianguo Yang
2019 Metals  
Strain-induced martensite transformation (SIMT) commonly exists around a crack tip of metastable austenite stainless steels. The influence of the volume expansion of the SIMT on the hydrogen diffusion was investigated by hydrogen diffusion modeling around a crack tip in type 304L austenite stainless steel. The volume expansion changed the tensile stress state into pressure stress state at the crack tip, resulting in a large stress gradient along the crack propagation direction. Compared to the
more » ... nalysis without considering the volume expansion effect, this volume expansion further accelerated the hydrogen transport from the inner surface to a critical region ahead of the crack tip, and further increased the maximum value of the hydrogen concentration at the critical position where the strain-induced martensite fraction approximates to 0.1, indicating that the volume expansion of the SIMT further increased the hydrogen embrittlement susceptibility.
doi:10.3390/met9090977 fatcat:jopesgcdorg6vmnwuubfa3npwe