

Author: Vitovec F.H.
Publisher: Maney Publishing
ISSN: 0008-4433
Source: Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, Vol.6, Iss.1, 1967-01, pp. : 9-20
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Abstract
Experimental data for hydrogen attack of carbon steels at elevated temperature are discussed. In general the specific gravity of steels decreases when exposed to hydrogen at increased pressures and elevated temperatures. This decrease is caused by the expansion of fissures resulting from the formation of methane. The kinetics of this process is analyzed in terms of a model which assumes a steady rate of methane formation at the surface of pre-existing spherical voids and the creep expansion of these voids as a result of the methane pressure. Evaluation of experimental data shows that this model satisfactorily describes the kinetics of intermediate stages of attack. The activation energy for the rate of methane formation coincides with that of carbon diffusion in steel.
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