Abstract
The effect of hydrogen on dislocation structures around a mixed-mode fatigue crack tip in a single-crystalline iron-silicon alloy was investigated by cross-sectional electron backscatter diffraction and high-voltage electron microscopy. In contrast to the previously reported results in an inert environment, no dislocation cells were formed around the crack tip in a hydrogen environment. The microscopic features around the crack tip suggest that hydrogen promotes a mode I-type crack growth mechanism, which reasonably explains the observed macroscopic crack growth property.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 721-724 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Scripta Materialia |
Volume | 64 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Crack tip
- EBSD
- Fatigue
- Hydrogen
- TEM
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
- Metals and Alloys