• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.39-52
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• 1990

The research is to insure the soundness of the stainless steel overlaid weld metal(21/4Cr-IMo steel + SUS 309L) for a pressure vessel application. Detail studies were conducted for the PWHT influence on the micrstructure and intergranular corrosion characteristics of the overlaid weld metal as well as initiation of hydrogen embrittlement crack(or Disbonding) when welded metal are exposed to the hydrogen atmosphere. Hydrogen was experimentally charged to the overlaid weld metal in order to study PWHT effect on the susceptibility of hydrogen embrittlement crack. The results of this research are as follows: 1. At the bond region, austenite grain of the stainless steel side became coarsed and Cr23C6 type carbide was precipitated at the coarsed austenitic grain boundaries. Intergranular Corrosion width(by Straiss test) increased with increasing PWHT temperature and PWHT time.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.41 no.11
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• pp.1011-1020
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• 2017

This study was conducted to investigate the material properties of stainless steel 316L specimens of untreated and UNSM treated material, hydrogen attacked material(100 bar, $300^{\circ}C$ at 120 h) and UNSM treated hydrogen attacked material at room temperature. Results demonstrated that the hydrogen attacked materials showed a tendency toward a slightly decreased fatigue strength, while the hydrogen embrittlement effect was smaller than the S-N curve of conventional untreated material. As compared to untreated material, the fatigue limit of the UNSM treated material increased by 43.8%, while it was 57.1％ higher in the UNSM treated hydrogen attacked material than in untreated hydrogen attacked material. The plastic deformation layer was ${\sim}152{\mu}m$ thick, as confirmed by maps showing the level of local plastic deformation affected by the UNSM treatment in three ways: an image quality map, inverse pole figure map, and kernel average misorientation map captured via electron back scatter diffraction. Owing to hydrogen embrittlement, about 90％ of surface cracks were smaller than the average grain size of $35{\mu}m$.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.409-409
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• 2001

해양구조물은 점점 대형화되어 가고 있는 추세에 있으며 또한 이들 구조물의 대형화에 따른 구조물의 보수, 유지관리가 매우 중요한 사안으로 등장하게 되었다. 뿐만 아니라, 이러한 구조물 등이 손상또는 파괴되었을 경우는 그에 따른 인적, 경제적 손실 또한 막대할 것으로 사료되며 이러한 구조물의 파괴사례중 상당 부분이 용접부의 부식문제 및 수소취화와 관련된 사고인것으로 보고되고 있다. 한편 용접은 급속가열, 급속냉각의 공적으로 인한 경도와 열적, 조직적 변화를 일으켜 용접부 각 미세부위별 전위차가 발생하게 되며, 이로 인해 갈바낙부실을 일으키는 것으로 보고 있다. 그리고 갈바닉 부식에 의한 용접부의 부식성을 억제하기 위해 용접후열처리(post weld heat treatment PWHT)를 시행하여 내식성을 향상시키는 경우도 있다. 본 연구에서는 고장력강인 RE36강 시험편을 전기화학적 측면에서 최적의 용접후열처리 온도를 규명하였으며, 용접방법(FCAW, SMAW), 용접후 열처리 유무에 따른 용접부위의 저변형을 인장실험을 통한 기계적 특성, 전기화학적 특성 및 수소취화 감수성을 등을 규명하였다. 따라서 본 연구 결과는 해양구조물 선박의 설계시공시에 용접부 주위의 기계적. 전기화학적 특성 평가 및 수소취화 방지대책에 좋은 참고자료가 될 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.56-62
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• 2009

With weld metal of X65 steel, hydrogen was charged by electro-chemical method and mechanical behavior such as strength was measured by the small punch test. The weld metal was more sensitive to hydrogen charging than the case of base metal. The small punch (SP) strength was decreased as the hydrogen contents increased. Magnitude of strength decrease was dependent on current density, temperature, charging time. Current density and charging time have significant effect on the mechanical properties but temperature of electrolyte has limited effect. Fractured surfaces of the tested specimens were observed by SEM (scanning electron microscope). In the hydrogen charged specimens cleavage fracture were observed, which is consistent with the SP test results. Since the testing procedure for studying hydrogen embrittlement proposed in this study has shown good reproducibility of test results, the proposed method can be assumed to be a reliable test procedure. Using the electrochemical charging and the small punch test, the change of SP strength for X65 weld metal due to hydrogen embritlement could be evaluated sensitively.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.549-560
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• 1996

The purpose of this study is to investigate the usefulness of small punch(SP) test using miniaturized specimens as a method for fracture strength evaluation of CANDU pressure tube embrittled by hydrogen. According to the test results, the fracture strength evaluation as a function of hydrogen concentration at $-196^{\circ}C$ was much better than that at room temperature, as the difference of SP fracture energy(Esp) with hydrogen concentration was more significant at $-196^{\circ}C$ than at room temperature for the hydrogen concentration up to 300ppm-H. It was also observed that the peak of average AE energy, the cumulative average AE energy and the cumulative average AE energy per equivalent fracture, strain increased with the increase of hydrogen concentration. From the results of load-displacement behaviors, Esp behaviors, macro- and micro-SEM fractographs and AE test it has been concluded that the SP test method using miniaturized specimen($10mm{\times}10mm{\times}0.5mm$) will be a useful test method to evaluate the fracture strength for CANDU pressure tube embrittled by hydrogen.

• The Science & Technology
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• v.8 no.4 s.71
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• pp.46-51
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• 1975

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.455-463
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• 2003

The aim of this study is to investigate the hydrogen embrittlement of Zr-2.5Nb CANDU pressure tube at room temperature. The transverse tensile and fracture toughness tests were performed at various hydrogen concentrations using transverse tensile specimens and CCT (curved compact tension) specimens. These specimens were directly machined from the pressure tube retaining original curvatures. Based on the results of these tests. the hydrogen embrittlement phenomenon was clearly observed and fracture toughness parameters of Zr-2.5Nb pressure tube materials such as, $K_{J(0.2)}$.$J_{ML}$.dJ/da, were dramatically decreased with the increasement of the hydrogen concentration. From microscopic observation by SEM and TEM, it was also revealed that various shapes dimples, fissures and quasi-cleavage were found at the hydrogen-absorbed materials with hydrides while traditional shape dimples were generally located at the as-received materials Through the comparison of the hydride and fissure lengths with the hydrogen concentration the new evaluation method of hydrogen embrittlement was suggested.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.2-11
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• 1990

오-스테나이트계 스테인레스강을 용접육성한 강판의 박리균열의 원인에 대하여 강중의 수소거동을 중심으로 고찰해 보았다. 강중의 수소온도 분포를 추정하는데는 확산 방정식을 기초로하여 수치해석이 유력하며 그 기초적사항에 대해 제문헌을 인용하여 설명했으며, 또 시험편에 대하여 계산과 실험치의 결과를 이용하여 비교하였다. 이들로부터 박리균열의 발생에 대한 미시적 임계조건을 도출하여, 이들이 한정된 실험의 범위내이지만 실증할 수 있음을 나타내었다. 그러나 박리균열의 원인의 하나인 잔류응력에 대해서는 아직 불명한 점이 많으나, 냉각속도에 따라 변화하며 그것이 수소농도라고 하는 관점에서 미시적 임계조건에 영향을 미칠 수 있음을 시사하고 있다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.9-14
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• 2011

A set of test was conducted on a SA-372 steel for CNG storage tank to study the effect of hydrogen embrittlement. Tensile tests were carried out several conditions such as CNG, HCNG and H2 gas environment including air and Ar under the 35 MPa. Also, the test speed was set at 4*10^-4/s and 4*10^-5/s respectively. To maintain the high pressure for environmental gas during test process, we chose MTS which was installed autoclave. Test results showed that tensile stress, elongation rate and cross sectional contraction under Ar and CNG charging condition were similar to that of reference of air. And there was little bit change with test speed variations. However, hydrogen added conditions such as HCNG and H2 were revealed noticeable change in elongation rate and cross sectional contraction. Tensile stress was still uniform for all conditions. From the results, the effect of hydrogen embrittlement was confirmed on the hydrogen enriched conditions. Also its effect was showed more strong with much hydrogen concentration and slower test speed.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.78-83
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• 2003

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of hydrogen embrittlement od Zr-2.5Nb CANDU pressure tube. The test were performed at three hydrogen contents for transverse tensile and CCT specimens while the test temperatures were changed (RT to 300$^{\circ}C$). The specimens were directly machined from the tube retaining original curvature using electric discharge machine. Both the transverse tensile and the fracture toughness tests showed the hydrogen embrittlement clearly at RT but this phenomenon was disappeared while the test temperature arrived over 250$^{\circ}C$. From the fracture toughness test, it was found that fracture toughness dJ/da was increased up to 200$^{\circ}C$ and then decreased.