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A critical review of the influence of hydrogen on the mechanical properties of medium-strength steels

  • Qian Liu

    Qian Liu is a senior PhD student at the University of Queensland. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Engineering from the University of Science and Technology, Beijing, China. She is currently working on the influence of hydrogen on the metallic components for clean energy. She spent 5 months in Switzerland in 2012 for her PhD research.

    and Andrej Atrens

    Andrej Atrens is Professor of Materials at the University of Queensland, where he has been since 1984. He has an international academic reputation, as evidenced by invitations for keynote papers at international conferences (17 papers since 2001), invitations as guest scientist/visiting professor at leading international laboratories (in Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, France, and Sweden; 22 months since 2003), a high ISI H-index of 39 (Web of Science), a number of citations (5570 citations, Web of Science), eight journal papers with more than 100 citations, six journal papers with more than 200 citations, and an excellent publication record in top international journals with more than 200 refereed journal publications. His areas of research are SCC, corrosion of magnesium, corrosion mechanisms, atmospheric corrosion, and pagination of copper.

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Abstract

As medium-strength steels are promising candidates for the hydrogen economy, it is important to understand their interaction with hydrogen. However, there are only a limited number of investigations on the behavior of medium-strength steels in hydrogen. The existing literature indicates that the influences of hydrogen on the tensile properties of medium-strength steels are mainly the following: (i) the steel can be hardened by hydrogen, as demonstrated by an increase in the yield stress or ultimate tensile stress; (ii) some steels can be embrittled by hydrogen, as revealed by lower yield stress or ultimate tensile stress; (iii) in most cases, these steels may experience hydrogen embrittlement (HE), as indicated by a reduction in ductility. The degree of HE mainly depends on the test conditions and the steel. The embrittlement can lead to catastrophic brittle fracture in service. The influence of hydrogen on the fatigue properties of medium-strength steels is dependent on many factors such as the stress ratio, temperature, yield stress of the steel, and test frequency. Generally, the hydrogen influence on fatigue limit is small, whereas hydrogen can accelerate the fatigue crack growth rate, leading to a shorter fatigue life. Inclusions are an important factor influencing the properties of medium-strength steels in the presence of hydrogen. However, it is not possible to predict the influence of hydrogen for any particular steel that has not been experimentally evaluated or to predict service performance. It is not known why similar steels can have different behavior, ranging from good resistance to significant embrittlement. A better understanding of the microstructural characteristics is needed.


Corresponding author: Andrej Atrens, Materials Engineering, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia, e-mail:

About the authors

Qian Liu

Qian Liu is a senior PhD student at the University of Queensland. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Engineering from the University of Science and Technology, Beijing, China. She is currently working on the influence of hydrogen on the metallic components for clean energy. She spent 5 months in Switzerland in 2012 for her PhD research.

Andrej Atrens

Andrej Atrens is Professor of Materials at the University of Queensland, where he has been since 1984. He has an international academic reputation, as evidenced by invitations for keynote papers at international conferences (17 papers since 2001), invitations as guest scientist/visiting professor at leading international laboratories (in Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, France, and Sweden; 22 months since 2003), a high ISI H-index of 39 (Web of Science), a number of citations (5570 citations, Web of Science), eight journal papers with more than 100 citations, six journal papers with more than 200 citations, and an excellent publication record in top international journals with more than 200 refereed journal publications. His areas of research are SCC, corrosion of magnesium, corrosion mechanisms, atmospheric corrosion, and pagination of copper.

This research is supported by an ARC linkage grant and by Alstom (Switzerland) Ltd.

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Received: 2013-5-22
Accepted: 2013-8-31
Published Online: 2013-11-07
Published in Print: 2013-12-01

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