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UN1001: REACTOR CHEMISTRY AND CORROSION Section 11: Hydrogen Effects By D.H. Lister & W.G. Cook Department of Chemical Engineering University of New Brunswick 1 UN1001: Section 11: Hydrogen Effects HYDROGEN EFFECTS Hydrogen can degrade metals by: • hydrogen blistering; • hydrogen embrittlement; • decarburization; • hydrogen attack. 2 UN1001: Section 11: Hydrogen Effects Blistering Hydrogen enters the lattice of a metal, diffuses to voids, creates high internal stresses blisters . . . Blistering may occur during exposure to: • hydrocarbons; • electroplating solutions; • chemical process streams; • pickling solutions; • H-containing contaminants during welding; • general corrosive environments. Cross section of a carbon steel plate removed from a petroleum process stream showing a large hydrogen blister. Exposure time: 2 years. 3 UN1001: Section 11: Hydrogen Effects Embrittlement Similar to blistering . . . hydrogen enters metal lattice . . .BUT . . .interaction with metal lattice different. High-strength (and more brittle) steels are susceptible. H-embrittlement different from SCC in nature of cracks . . . stress-corrosion cracks usually propagate anodically; 4 UN1001: Section 11: Hydrogen Effects Hydride-forming metals are susceptible to H- embrittlement . . .e.g., Zr-alloy pressure tubes (in CANDUs) and fuel sheathing (in all water- cooled reactors) pick up hydrogen (or deuterium in heavy water ) by general corrosion. The hydrogen (D) migrates through the metal lattice to cool regions and to regions of high tensile stress - can precipitate as a separate phase - zirconium hydride. These hydrides are themselves brittle, and crack, and the crack can propagate through the material, with more hydride progressively precipitating at the crack tip. N.B. Enough hydride can precipitate to form a “hydride” blister . . . c.f. “hydrogen” blister. 5 UN1001: Section 11: Hydrogen Effects N.B. The mechanism of hydrogen uptake by metals must involve ATOMIC HYDROGEN - molecular hydrogen cannot diffuse through metal lattices. Schematic illustration showing the mechanism of hydrogen blistering. BUT . . . remember that molecular hydrogen may absorb and dissociate on metal surfaces. 6 UN1001: Section 11: Hydrogen Effects Decarburization and Hydrogen Attack High temperature process - C or carbide in steels can react with gaseous hydrogen . . . C + 2H2 CH4 Note that the reaction can occur with atomic H in the metal lattice . . . C + 4H CH4 May crack the steel from high internal pressure. May cause loss of strength as C disappears. 7 UN1001: Section 11: Hydrogen Effects Prevention of Blistering • use steels with few or no voids; • use coatings; • use inhibitors; • remove impurities that can promote hydrogen evolution . . . S2- (particularly bad), As, CN-, etc.; • use different materials (Ni-base alloys have low diffusion rates for hydrogen). 8 UN1001: Section 11: Hydrogen Effects Prevention of Embrittlement • reduce corrosion rate (inhibitors, coatings, etc.); • change electroplating process to minimize H effects (voltage, current density, bath composition, etc.); • bake material to remove H; • minimize residual stresses; • use less susceptible material; • maintain clean conditions during welding. 9