Influence of sulfur,phosphorus, and antimony segregation on the intergranular hydrogen embrittlement of nickel |
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Authors: | S M Bruemmer R H Jones M T Thomas D R Baer |
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Affiliation: | (1) Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory, P. O. Box 999, 99352 Richland, WA |
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Abstract: | The effectiveness of sulfur, phosphorus, and antimony in promoting the intergranular embrittlement of nickel was investigated
using straining electrode tests in IN H2SO4 at cathodic potentials. Sulfur was found to be the critical grain boundary segregant due to its large enrichment at grain
boundaries (104 to 105 times the bulk content) and the direct relationship between sulfur coverage and hydrogen-induced intergranular failure. Phosphorus
was shown to be significantly less effective than sulfur or antimony in inducing the intergranular hydrogen embrittlement
of nickel. The addition of phosphorus to nickel reduced the tendency for intergranular fracture and improved ductility because
phosphorus segregated strongly to grain interfaces and limited sulfur enrichment. The hydrogen embrittling potency of antimony
was also less than that of sulfur while its segregation propensity was considerably less. It was found that the effectiveness
of segregated phosphorus and antimony in prompting intergranular embrittlementvs that of sulfur could be expressed in terms of an equivalent grain boundary sulfur coverage. The relative hydrogen embrittling
potencies of sulfur, phosphorus, and antimony are discussed in reference to general mechanisms for the effect of impurity
segregation on hydrogen-induced intergranular fracture. |
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