Evaluation of the KhN56MBYuD alloy embrittlement under long-term action of hydrogen and high temperatures
摘要
The influence of aging of heat-resistant nickel KhN56MBYuD alloy, quenched at a temperature of 1253 K, after aging in hydrogen at a pressure of 30 MPa for 15 h at temperatures of 923, 953, 1023, and 1123 K on the alloy strength and plasticity characteristics under active tension in air and hydrogen at a pressure of 30 MPa was studied. The intermetallic compounds content in the alloy structure, hardness, and strength increase, while the plasticity characteristics decrease, accompanied by a significant increase in the alloy sensitivity to hydrogen embrittlement with an increase in the aging temperature. The maximum negative influence of hydrogen was observed after 50 h of aging at 953 K, causing the intermetallic content to increase to 16.3 wt%, the ultimate strength in hydrogen decreased by 33%, and the relative elongation and reduction area decreased in 6 and 5 times, respectively. The time to failure of the samples also decreased by half, and their relative elongation decreased by 33–40% under the creep and long-term strength tests in hydrogen at a temperature of 873 K. The influence of hydrogen increased with the decrease in the values of long-term loading and deformation rates.