DOE OSTI · 2583712
Influence of stacking fault energy and hydrogen on deformation mechanisms in high Mn austenitic steels during in-situ tensile testing
Abstract
High Mn austenitic steels are considered an economical alloy system for hydrogen storage and transport applications. This study used stacking fault energy (SFE) as a design parameter to achieve hydrogen embrittlement (HE)-resistant high Mn austenitic alloys. The role of hydrogen on the deformation mechanisms of low (29 mJ/m 2 ) and high SFE (49 mJ/m 2 ) alloys was evaluated through in-situ neutron diffraction during tensile loading. Hydrogen-precharging increased yield strength, partly due to hydrogen-induced lattice distortion (i.e., solute strengthening). Hydrogen accelerated the increase in defect density, including dislocations and stacking faults. The formation of planar deformation structures (twins and stacking faults), relative to dislocations, plays a critical role in promoting hydrogen-assisted fracture. The stacking fault frequency parameter obtained from neutron diffraction quantifies planar deformation tendencies, correlated with HE sensitivity. The higher SFE alloy exhibited greater resistance to HE, associated with the reduced propensity to form stacking faults and twins upon deformation in the hydrogen-precharged condition.
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Kong, Yuran [Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States)], Kathayat, Pawan [Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States)], Williamson, Alec [Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States)], Brown, Donald W. [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000345658212), Lawrence, Samantha K. [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)], Clausen, Bjørn [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)] (ORCID:000000033906846X), Vogel, Sven C. [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000320490361), Ronevich, Joseph A. [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000306559449), San Marchi, Chris W. [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000208628607), Ravkov, Lucas [Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States)] (ORCID:0000000332597019), Balogh, Levente [Queen's Univ., Kingston, ON (Canada)] (ORCID:0000000334487833), Speer, John G. [Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States)], Findley, Kip O. [Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States)], Cho, Lawrence [Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States)] (ORCID:0000000205741583). 2025-06-20. Influence of stacking fault energy and hydrogen on deformation mechanisms in high Mn austenitic steels during in-situ tensile testing. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.06.023
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