SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 24 August 2020
STP791B1983022

Near-Threshold Fatigue Crack Growth Investigation of Ni-Mo-V Steel in Hydrogen Environment

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The influence of hydrogen gas (448 kPa) on the near-threshold fatigue crack propagation rates in a 661 MPa yield strength Ni-Mo-V steel was investigated at 24 and 93°C at a testing frequency of 120 Hz. The threshold tests were performed at three load ratios (R = 0.1, 0.5, and 0.8) using a continuously decreasing and increasing stress-intensity technique. Crack growth rates measured in hydrogen were compared with those in air and argon. Data indicated that the rates of near-threshold crack propagation in hydrogen were slower than those in air at stress intensity range values (ΔK) less than 12 MPa·m1/2. In hydrogen, the maximum percentage of intergranular failure occurs at a ΔK of 10 MPa·m1/2, regardless of R ratios and temperatures studied.

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Liaw, P., K.
Westinghouse Research and Development Center, Pittsburgh, Pa., US
Hudak, S., J.
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Tex., US
Donald, J., K.
Del Research Division, Hellertown, Pa., US
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Developed by Committee: E08
Pages: 370–388
DOI: 10.1520/STP791B1983022
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-7720-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0729-8