Investigation on hydrogen-induced cracking susceptibility of HG980D steel with yield strength 900 Mpa

In this paper, the microstructure and hardness of HG980D heat-affected zone ( HAZ) at different cooling rate t8/3 were studied, the implant critical fracture stress under three diffusible hydrogen conditions were measured, and the hydrogeninduced cracking (HIC) fructograph of steel HG980D were analyzed. The experimental results show that martensite exists in HAZ of HG980 D till t8/3 ≥ 150 s, the harden quenching tendency of HG980 D is greater; The implant critical fracture stress is related to diffusible hydrogen content significantly, at low hydrogen level, high restraint stress is needed to nucleate HIC, the fructograph is mainly microvoid coalescence, but at high hydrogen level, only small restraint stress can cause HIC occurrence, the fructograph is mainly quasicleavage. It is very important to choose ultra-low hydrogen welding consumable to weld steel HG980D to prevent hydrogen-induced cracking.