Diffusion coefficients were measured in alloy steels, at temperatures of between 370 and 620C, by using the time-lag method. It was found that alloying decreased the diffusion coefficient (tables 55 and 56).

O.F.Angeles, R.J.Stueber, G.H.Geiger: Corrosion, 1976, 32[5], 179-83

 

 

 

Table 55

Diffusivity of H in 1Cr-½%Mo Steel

 

Temperature (F)

PH2 (psig)

D (cm2/s)

700

600

9.8 x 10-5

700

1000

6.6 x 10-5

850

600

8.70 x 10-4

850

1000

1.19 x 10-4

1000

250

1.44 x 10-4

1000

600

1.55 x 10-4

1000

1000

1.69 x 10-4

1150

600

1.84 x 10-4

 

 

 

Table 56

Diffusivity of H in 2¼Cr-1%Mo Steel

 

Temperature (F)

PH2 (psig)

D (cm2/s)

700

1000

1.01 x 10-4

850

250

0.88 x 10-4

850

500

1.50 x 10-4

850

1000

1.17 x 10-4

1000

125

1.22 x 10-4

1000

500

1.34 x 10-4

1000

1000

1.43 x 10-4