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Journal Article 
Hydrogen embrittlement behavior of high strength low carbon medium manganese steel under different heat treatments 
Du, Yu; Gao, X; Lan, L; Qi, X; Wu, H; Du, L; Misra, RDK 
2019 
Yes 
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
ISSN: 0360-3199 
44 
60 
32292-32306 
WOS:000502888800055 
Hydrogen embrittlement (HE) behavior was investigated in a low carbon medium Mn steel with three different volume fraction of retained austenite (RA), which was obtained after different heat treatments. The hydrogen permeation test showed a higher permeability for directly water quenched specimen compared to quench-tempered specimens. Melt extraction test showed hydrogen concentration increased with hydrogen charging current density in the order of directly quenched specimen, QLA, quenched with low-temperature annealed specimens and QHA quenched with high-temperature annealed specimens. Slow strain-rate tensile test was employed to examine the HE behavior, the HE indices decreased with the increase of RA irrespective of increased hydrogen concentration. HE susceptibility can be suppressed by raising intercritical annealing temperature because Mn enrichment increases the stability of RA. (C) 2019 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. 
Low carbon medium manganese steel; Retained austenite; Hydrogen embrittlement; Electrochemical hydrogen permeation; Slow strain-rate tensile; Quasi-cleavage