Restoration of 09G2S steel properties after prolonged high-temperature hydrogen attack
摘要
High temperature hydrogen attack is one of the main problems of petrochemical equipment. The degradation process is considered to be irreversible during the steel decarburization. The paper presents research results of the type 09G2S steel samples cut from the wall of a petrochemical reactor, which is subjected to the brittle fracture with complete decarburization of the microstructure after 85 thousand hours of operation. Based on the data obtained, a method is proposed for the microstructure and mechanical property recovery using the two-stage heat treatment.