Hydrogen Embrittlement Testing
Hydrogen embrittlement (HE) testing is also called hydrogen assisted cracking (HAC) testing and hydrogen-induced cracking (HIC) testing. The Hydrogen embrittlement testing is a test to evaluate the cracking of steel in the wet hydrogen sulfide environment due to the absorption of hydrogen due to material corrosion. There are three main required aspects that promote failure due to hydrogen embrittlement:
A susceptible material, typcially a high strength metallic alloy
Exposure to an environment that contains hydrogen and promotes formation of atomic hydrogen. This can be permanent (sour gas environment, hydrogen proplled industry cycles) or non-permanent (galvanic coating)
The presence of internal tensile stresses due to residual and/or applied stresses
T,C&A Lab's Hydrogen Embrittlement (HE) testing determines the performance of materials in a corrosive environment under the influence of the tensile stress by evaluating the material's ductility as a result of hydrogen absorption according to ASTM standards.
The test solutions we provide include but are not limited to:
Hydrogen embrittlement test
Hydrogen embrittlement corrosion analysis
Hydrogen embrittlement fracture analysis
Hydrogen embrittlement inspection
Hydrogen embrittlement metallographic inspection
Hydrogen embrittlement morphology analysis
Hydrogen embrittlement crack analysis
Galvanically induced hydrogen stress cracking (GHSC)
Hydrogen induced stress cracking (HISC)
Hydrogen embrittlement testing can be applied to
Pipeline steel and pressure vessel steel, boilers, liquefied gas tanks, valves, flanges, welds, carbon steel, stainless steel and other metal materials and finished products working in a corrosive environment containing sulphide aqueous solution.
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Standards we test to
| ASTM A1032 | Test Method for Hydrogen Embrittlement Resistance of Cold Drawn Steel Wire for Prestressed Concrete Pipe |
| ASTM B839 | Standard Test Method for Residual Embrittlement in Metallic Coated, Externally Threaded Articles, Fasteners, and Rod-Inclined Wedge Method |
| ASTM F1459 | Quantitative Estimate of the Metal's Susceptibility to Embrittlement |
| ASTM G142 | Standard Test Method for Determination of Susceptibility of Metals to Embrittlement in Hydrogen Containing Environments at High Pressure, High Temperature, or Both |
| ASTM B577 | Test Method for Detecting Cuprous Oxide (Susceptibility to Hydrogen Embrittlement) in Copper |
| ASTM B849 | Specification of Iron or Steel Pretreatment for Reducing Hydrogen Embrittlement |
| ASTM B850 | Guidelines for Steel Post-coating Treatment to Reduce Steel Hydrogen Embrittlement Hazards |
| ASTM F326 | Test Method for Electronic Measurement of Hydrogen Embrittlement Caused by Cadmium Electroplating Process |
| ASTM F519 | Mechanical Hydrogen Embrittlement Evaluation of Electroplating/coating Process and Applied Environmental Test Methods |
| ASTM F1624 | Test Method for Measuring Hydrogen Embrittlement Threshold Limit of Steel with Step Load Increment Technique |
| ASTM F1940 | Test Method for Process Control Inspection to Prevent Hydrogen Embrittlement of Coated or Coated Fasteners |
| ASTM F2078 | Terms Related to Hydrogen Embrittlement Test |
| BS EN ISO 2626 | Copper Hydrogen Embrittlement Test |
In addition, the experts in our Hydrogen Embrittlement Testing Laboratory also provide a variety of custom tests as you need. Let's discuss the customized service with our experts for free.
Instruments and data
References
- Morlet, J. G. A new concept in hydrogen embrittlement in steels. The Journal of the Iron and Steel Institute, 1958, 189: 37.
- Lynch S. Hydrogen embrittlement phenomena and mechanisms[J]. Corrosion Reviews, 2012, 30(3-4): 105-123.
- Jeong I.; et al. Austenite morphology and resistance to hydrogen embrittlement in medium Mn transformation-induced plasticity steel[J]. Scripta Materialia, 2019, 169: 52-56.
- Sarmiento K.H.; et al. Hydrogen embrittlement: the game changing factor in the applicability of nickel alloys in oilfield technology[J]. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 2017, 375(2098): 20160415.
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