Effects of Nb on stress corrosion cracking of high-strength low-alloy steel in simulated seawater

Qianqian Qiao; Lin Lu; Endian Fan; Jinbin Zhao; Yanning Liu; Guangchun Peng; Yunhua Huang; Xiaogang Li

doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.08.259

Effects of Nb on stress corrosion cracking of high-strength low-alloy steel in simulated seawater

Qianqian Qiao
, Lin Lu
, Endian Fan
, Jinbin Zhao
, Yanning Liu
, Guangchun Peng
, Yunhua Huang^*
, Xiaogang Li

^*Corresponding author for this work

University of Science and Technology Beijing
Nanjing Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.

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Abstract

In this study, simulated heat-affected zone (HAZ) of Nb-free and Nb-bearing steel were obtained, and SEM, TEM, and slow strain rate tensile (SSRT) tests were performed to investigate the effect of Nb on the stress corrosion cracking (SCC) behavior of high-strength low-alloy (HLSA) steel in simulated seawater with or without hydrogen charging. The addition of Nb significantly refined the grains and uniformed the microstructure of HLSA. Nb hardly affected the SCC susceptibility of BM and HAZ without hydrogen-charging. However, after charging with 10 mA cm⁻², the SCC resistance of Nb-bearing steel, especially the coarse grain HAZ (CGHAZ) improved drastically, and the process of crack initiation and propagation was inhibited owing to the hydrogen trap function of NbC precipitates.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	27962-27973
Number of pages	12
Journal	International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume	44
Issue number	51
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.08.259
State	Published - 22 Oct 2019
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

HAZ
HSLA steel
Hydrogen-charging
Nanosized NbC precipitates
SCC

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Effects of Nb on stress corrosion cracking of high-strength low-alloy steel in simulated seawater

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