Hydrogen embrittlement on fracture resistance of low-alloy reactor pressure vessel steel with high dynamic strain aging at 288 °C

Reactor Pressure Vessel Embrittlement—i

Warm Pre-Strain: Strengthening the Metastable 304L Austenitic Stainless Steel without Compromising Its Hydrogen Embrittlement Resistance

Plastic pre-strains were applied to the metastable 304L austenitic stainless steel at both room temperature (20 °C) and higher temperatures (i.e., 50, 80 and 100 °C), and then the hydrogen embrittlement (HE) susceptibility of the steel was evaluated by cathodically hydrogen-charging and tensile testing. The 20 °C pre-strain greatly strengthened the steel, but simultaneously significantly increa...

Static Strain Aging Behavior of Low Carbon Steel Drawn Wire

The static strain aging is a phenomenon that can change the mechanical properties of low carbon steels. Thus, the static strain aging behavior of low carbon steel wires after drawing process is studied. To do so, the wires are austenitized at different temperatures and cooled in different rates. Then the wires are drawn and aged at a specific temperature and time. Before and after aging of each...

Properties of Low-alloy High-speed Steel at Elevated Temperature

J. Jaworski, T. Trzepieciński: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, Rzeszow University of Technology, Rzeszów, Poland This paper presents the results of research on the determination of the coefficient of thermal conductivity and hot hardness of cutters made of selected grades of low-alloy high-speed steels, HS 6-5-2 and HS3-1-2. The investigations of hot hardness and yield stress...

The Ballistic Behavior of High Strength, Low Alloy-100 Steel at Sub-zero Temperatures

The ballistic response of the high strength, low alloy (HSLA-100) steel at ambient and temperatures of -400°C, -800°C and -1960°C is investigated in this work. Lambert-jonas equation is used to fit the experimental results into a curve. The effect of quenching on ballistic behavior of HSLA-100 is also studied. The experiments are conducted on 3mm thick rectangular specimens impacted by blunt ti...