J Mater Sci Technol ›› 1996, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (3): 227-231.

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Effect of Hydrogen on Plastic Deformation near Crack-tip of A537 Steel in 3.5%NaCl Solution

Xuejun WEI; Jin LI; Zhengfu WANG and Wei KE (State Key Lab. of Corrosion and Protection, Institute of Corrosion and Protection of Metals,Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110015, China)(To whom correspondence should be addressed)   

  • Received:1996-05-28 Revised:1996-05-28 Online:1996-05-28 Published:2009-10-10

Abstract: A computerized digital speckle-intederometry system was set up to study in-situ the influence of cathodic hydrogen charging on the crack opening displacement and on the plastic strain distribution at corrosion fatigue crack tip for the singIe-edge notched plate specimens of structural steel in 3.5%NaCl solution with an applied potential of -1400 mV (SCE). Meanwhile, the mono-directional tension tests with smooth specimens were pedermed in both air and 3.5%NaCl solution under the hydrogen charging conditions. The fracture sudece morphology from corrosion fatigue and tension was examined by SEM. The experimental results show that the existence of hydrogen in crack tip material caused an increase of both yield strength and hardening exponent and a decrease of plastic zone size at the corrosion fatigue crack tip.