A Hydrogen Embrittlement Mechanism for Sensitized Types 304, 316 and 310 Austenitic Stainless Steels

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The hydrogen embrittlement behavior of sensitized types 304, 316 and 310 in boiling saturated magnesium chloride solutions was explained in more details in terms of an inhibiting effect of chloride ions, martensite transformation, Cr depletion, HELP, and the degree of corrosiveness through the comparison with those for the solution annealed steels. Furthermore, a transgranular HE (TG-HE) cracking mode that was not observed for the solution annealed steels was discussed as well as IG-HE. Then a TG-HE mechanism for sensitized austenitic stainless steels was proposed, while the IG-HE mechanism for solution annealed austenitic stainless steels was discussed in details and was applied to IG-HE of sensitized austenitic stainless steels. It was also pointed out that the occurrence of both TG-HE and IG-HE was explained with an identical concept.

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