Chemical heterogeneity enhances hydrogen resistance in high-strength steels.
Journal
Nature materials
ISSN: 1476-4660
Titre abrégé: Nat Mater
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101155473
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
12 2021
12 2021
Historique:
received:
15
07
2020
accepted:
10
06
2021
pubmed:
10
7
2021
medline:
17
3
2022
entrez:
9
7
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The antagonism between strength and resistance to hydrogen embrittlement in metallic materials is an intrinsic obstacle to the design of lightweight yet reliable structural components operated in hydrogen-containing environments. Economical and scalable microstructural solutions to this challenge must be found. Here, we introduce a counterintuitive strategy to exploit the typically undesired chemical heterogeneity within the material's microstructure that enables local enhancement of crack resistance and local hydrogen trapping. We use this approach in a manganese-containing high-strength steel and produce a high dispersion of manganese-rich zones within the microstructure. These solute-rich buffer regions allow for local micro-tuning of the phase stability, arresting hydrogen-induced microcracks and thus interrupting the percolation of hydrogen-assisted damage. This results in a superior hydrogen embrittlement resistance (better by a factor of two) without sacrificing the material's strength and ductility. The strategy of exploiting chemical heterogeneities, rather than avoiding them, broadens the horizon for microstructure engineering via advanced thermomechanical processing.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34239084
doi: 10.1038/s41563-021-01050-y
pii: 10.1038/s41563-021-01050-y
pmc: PMC8610813
doi:
Substances chimiques
Steel
12597-69-2
Hydrogen
7YNJ3PO35Z
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1629-1634Informations de copyright
© 2021. The Author(s).
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