The effect of absorbed hydrogen on the dissolution of steel

Atomic hydrogen (H) was introduced into steel (AISI 1018 mild steel) by controlled cathodic pre-charging. The resultant steel sample, comprising about 1 ppmw diffusible H, and a reference uncharged sample, were studied using atomic emission spectroelectrochemistry (AESEC). AESEC involved potentiodyn...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Thomas, Noemie Ott, Rebecca F. Schaller, Jodie A. Yuwono, Polina Volovitch, Guruprasad Sundararajan, Nikhil V. Medhekar, Kevin Ogle, John R. Scully, Nick Birbilis
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author Sebastian Thomas
Noemie Ott
Rebecca F. Schaller
Jodie A. Yuwono
Polina Volovitch
Guruprasad Sundararajan
Nikhil V. Medhekar
Kevin Ogle
John R. Scully
Nick Birbilis
author_facet Sebastian Thomas
Noemie Ott
Rebecca F. Schaller
Jodie A. Yuwono
Polina Volovitch
Guruprasad Sundararajan
Nikhil V. Medhekar
Kevin Ogle
John R. Scully
Nick Birbilis
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description Atomic hydrogen (H) was introduced into steel (AISI 1018 mild steel) by controlled cathodic pre-charging. The resultant steel sample, comprising about 1 ppmw diffusible H, and a reference uncharged sample, were studied using atomic emission spectroelectrochemistry (AESEC). AESEC involved potentiodynamic polarisation in a flowing non-passivating electrolyte (0.6 M NaCl, pH 1.95) with real time reconciliation of metal dissolution using on-line inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES). The presence of absorbed H was shown to significantly increase anodic Fe dissolution, as evidenced by the enhanced detection of Fe2+ ions by ICP-OES. We discuss this important finding in the context of previously proposed mechanisms for H-effects on the corrosion of steels.
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spelling doaj.art-ecf1f9a8340a49f08a19e81b91933bdf2022-12-22T01:58:40ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402016-12-0121210.1016/j.heliyon.2016.e00209The effect of absorbed hydrogen on the dissolution of steelSebastian Thomas0Noemie Ott1Rebecca F. Schaller2Jodie A. Yuwono3Polina Volovitch4Guruprasad Sundararajan5Nikhil V. Medhekar6Kevin Ogle7John R. Scully8Nick Birbilis9Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, AustraliaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, AustraliaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, AustraliaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, AustraliaChimie ParisTech, Ecole Nationale Supurieure de Chimie de Paris, Paris 75005, FranceGE Global Research, Bangalore 560066, IndiaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, AustraliaChimie ParisTech, Ecole Nationale Supurieure de Chimie de Paris, Paris 75005, FranceDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USADepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, AustraliaAtomic hydrogen (H) was introduced into steel (AISI 1018 mild steel) by controlled cathodic pre-charging. The resultant steel sample, comprising about 1 ppmw diffusible H, and a reference uncharged sample, were studied using atomic emission spectroelectrochemistry (AESEC). AESEC involved potentiodynamic polarisation in a flowing non-passivating electrolyte (0.6 M NaCl, pH 1.95) with real time reconciliation of metal dissolution using on-line inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES). The presence of absorbed H was shown to significantly increase anodic Fe dissolution, as evidenced by the enhanced detection of Fe2+ ions by ICP-OES. We discuss this important finding in the context of previously proposed mechanisms for H-effects on the corrosion of steels.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844015305193EngineeringMaterials Science
spellingShingle Sebastian Thomas
Noemie Ott
Rebecca F. Schaller
Jodie A. Yuwono
Polina Volovitch
Guruprasad Sundararajan
Nikhil V. Medhekar
Kevin Ogle
John R. Scully
Nick Birbilis
The effect of absorbed hydrogen on the dissolution of steel
Heliyon
Engineering
Materials Science
title The effect of absorbed hydrogen on the dissolution of steel
title_full The effect of absorbed hydrogen on the dissolution of steel
title_fullStr The effect of absorbed hydrogen on the dissolution of steel
title_full_unstemmed The effect of absorbed hydrogen on the dissolution of steel
title_short The effect of absorbed hydrogen on the dissolution of steel
title_sort effect of absorbed hydrogen on the dissolution of steel
topic Engineering
Materials Science
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844015305193
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