The role of β pockets resulting from Fe impurities in hydride formation in titanium
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Journal Article
Abstract
The corrosion potential of commercially pure titanium in NaCl solutions is dramatically affected by trace Fe additions, which cause the appearance of submicron pockets of β phase at grain boundary triple points. Furthermore, the low solubility of hydrogen in hexagonal close-packed α-Ti makes titanium alloys prone to subsequent hydride-associated failures due to stress corrosion cracking. We analyzed α-α and α-β sections of the abutting grain boundary of a β pocket in a Grade 2 CP-Ti, and the α-β phase boundary. Fe and H partition to β and segregate at the grain boundary, but no segregation is seen at the α-β phase boundary. In contrast, a significant Ni (>1 at%) accumulation is observed at the α-β phase boundary. We propose that the β-pockets act as hydrogen traps and facilitate the nucleation and growth of hydrides along grain boundaries in CP-Ti.
Date Issued
2022-05
Date Acceptance
2022-03-24
Citation
Scripta Materialia, 2022, 213, pp.114640-114640
ISSN
1359-6462
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Start Page
114640
End Page
114640
Journal / Book Title
Scripta Materialia
Volume
213
Copyright Statement
© 2022 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
Identifier
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359646222001403?via%3Dihub
Subjects
cond-mat.mtrl-sci
cond-mat.mtrl-sci
Materials
0204 Condensed Matter Physics
0912 Materials Engineering
0913 Mechanical Engineering
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
114640