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Construction of a guiding principle for developing high-strength steels with excellent resistance to hydrogen embrittlement

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K04099
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 18010:Mechanics of materials and materials-related
Research InstitutionFukuoka University

Principal Investigator

Yamabe Junichiro  福岡大学, 工学部, 教授 (20532336)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Keywords水素脆化 / 高強度鋼 / 強度特性 / 水素拡散特性 / フラクトグラフィー
Outline of Research at the Start

高強度鋼の水素脆化挙動は,水素量,試験速度および強度レベルによって顕著に変化する.このため,条件によっては同じ材料においても水素脆化メカニズムが異なる可能性があり,従来の研究のように,限られた条件下による試験では水素脆化の全貌を捕らえることは困難である.そこで,水素量,試験速度,強化法および強度レベルを変化させた高強度鋼の網羅的な強度試験により,複雑な水素脆化メカニズムを解明するとともに,耐水素脆化特性に有効な強化法を示し,水素用材料開発の指導原理を構築する.

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Effect of hydrogen on tensile properties of two precipitation-hardened martensitic stainless steels with different heat-treatment conditions (H900 and H1150) was investigated. H900 was peak-aged and its tensile strength was 1354 MPa, while H1150 was over-aged and its tensile strength was 1013 MPa. The hydrogen-induced ductility loss was more enhanced with higher hydrogen contents. The detailed observations of fracture surfaces and longitudinal cross-sections revealed that in the case of H1150, the HELP mechanism was dominant at lower hydrogen content and the HEDE was activated at higher hydrogen content. On the other hand, it was expected that the HEDE mechanism dominantly contributed to the ductility loss of H900, irrespective of hydrogen content. These imply that even in the same material, it is difficult to explain the mechanism of its hydrogen embrittlement by the sole mechanism.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

水素社会の実現には,水素機器に利用される材料の水素脆化(水素によって材料の強度特性が劣化する現象)を的確に把握し,水素機器の安全性を十分に保証する必要がある.特に,引張強さが1000MPa程度を境に材料の水素脆化挙動が顕著に変化するため,この引張強さ付近の水素脆化挙動を注意深く調査することが重要である.本研究では引張強さ1000MPa程度の2種類のステンレス鋼の水素脆化挙動を調査した.その結果,水素脆化のメカニズムを1つのメカニズムで説明することは困難であることを示すとともに,水素脆化を起こしやすい強化機構との関連についての知見を得た.これらは今後の材料開発に役立つ有益な結果といえる.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All 2021 2020 2019

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 3 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Interpretation of complex, tensile-fracture phenomena in precipitation-hardened, martensitic stainless steels, 17-4PH, in presence of hydrogen2021

    • Author(s)
      YAMABE Junichiro, SEZGIN Jean-Gabriel, WADA Kentaro
    • Journal Title

      Materials Science and Engineering: A

      Volume: 823 Pages: 141717-141717

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.msea.2021.141717

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Tensile and Fatigue Failure of 17-4 PH Martensitic Stainless Steels in Presence of Hydrogen Depending on Frequency and Heat Treatment2020

    • Author(s)
      Sezgin Jean-Gabriel、Yamabe Junichiro
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of the ASME 2020 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference: ASME PVP2020-21122

      Volume: - Pages: 1-9

    • DOI

      10.1115/pvp2020-21122

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Tensile and fatigue properties of 17-4PH martensitic stainless steels in presence of hydrogen2019

    • Author(s)
      SEZGIN Jean-Gabriel, YAMABE Junichiro
    • Journal Title

      Procedia Structural Integrity

      Volume: 19 Pages: 249-258

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.prostr.2019.12.027

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Tensile and Fatigue Failure of 17-4 PH Martensitic Stainless Steels in Presence of Hydrogen Depending on Frequency and Heat Treatment2020

    • Author(s)
      Sezgin Jean-Gabriel、Yamabe Junichiro
    • Organizer
      ASME 2020 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Effect of hydrogen on the failure of 17-4PH martensitic stainless steels under tensile and fatigue loading2019

    • Author(s)
      SEZGIN Jean-Gabriel, YAMABE Junichiro
    • Organizer
      International Conference on Advanced Technology in Experimental Mechanics 2019
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Tensile and fatigue properties of 17-4 PH martensitic stainless steel in presence of hydrogen2019

    • Author(s)
      SEZGIN Jean-Gabriel, YAMABE Junichiro
    • Organizer
      Fatigue Design 2019
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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