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Engineering metal-carbide hydrogen traps in steels

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  • Pang-Yu Liu

    (The University of Sydney
    The University of Sydney)

  • Boning Zhang

    (Tsing Hua University
    School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University)

  • Ranming Niu

    (The University of Sydney
    The University of Sydney)

  • Shao-Lun Lu

    (The University of Sydney
    National Taiwan University)

  • Chao Huang

    (The University of Sydney
    The University of Sydney)

  • Maoqiu Wang

    (Central Iron & Steel Research Institute Company Limited)

  • Fuyang Tian

    (University of Science and Technology Beijing)

  • Yong Mao

    (School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University)

  • Tong Li

    (Ruhr-Universität Bochum)

  • Patrick A. Burr

    (University of New South Wales)

  • Hongzhou Lu

    (CITIC Metal Co.)

  • Aimin Guo

    (CITIC Metal Co.)

  • Hung-Wei Yen

    (National Taiwan University
    National Taiwan University)

  • Julie M. Cairney

    (The University of Sydney
    The University of Sydney)

  • Hao Chen

    (Tsing Hua University)

  • Yi-Sheng Chen

    (The University of Sydney
    The University of Sydney
    National Taiwan University)

Abstract

Hydrogen embrittlement reduces the durability of the structural steels required for the hydrogen economy. Understanding how hydrogen interacts with the materials plays a crucial role in managing the embrittlement problems. Theoretical models have indicated that carbon vacancies in metal carbide precipitates are effective hydrogen traps in steels. Increasing the number of carbon vacancies in individual metal carbides is important since the overall hydrogen trapping capacity can be leveraged by introducing abundant metal carbides in steels. To verify this concept, we compare a reference steel containing titanium carbides (TiCs), which lack carbon vacancies, with an experimental steel added with molybdenum (Mo), which form Ti-Mo carbides comprising more carbon vacancies than TiCs. We employ theoretical and experimental techniques to examine the hydrogen trapping behavior of the carbides, demonstrating adding Mo alters the hydrogen trapping mechanism, enabling hydrogen to access carbon vacancy traps within the carbides, leading to an increase in trapping capacity.

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  • Pang-Yu Liu & Boning Zhang & Ranming Niu & Shao-Lun Lu & Chao Huang & Maoqiu Wang & Fuyang Tian & Yong Mao & Tong Li & Patrick A. Burr & Hongzhou Lu & Aimin Guo & Hung-Wei Yen & Julie M. Cairney & Hao, 2024. "Engineering metal-carbide hydrogen traps in steels," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-45017-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45017-4
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    1. Huan Zhao & Poulami Chakraborty & Dirk Ponge & Tilmann Hickel & Binhan Sun & Chun-Hung Wu & Baptiste Gault & Dierk Raabe, 2022. "Hydrogen trapping and embrittlement in high-strength Al alloys," Nature, Nature, vol. 602(7897), pages 437-441, February.
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