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Abstract
The overall effort of the automotive industry to produce lightweight parts has led to a stronger focus on the development of high-strength and ultra-high-strength steels. The susceptibility of such steels to hydrogen embrittlement is often underestimated due to the delay of the damage, which can occur suddenly after a few weeks or even months. The purpose of this work is to investigate the influence of different tempering temperatures on the delayed fracture susceptibility of ultra-high-strength quenched steel. In order to test the hydrogen embrittlement, a device was built in which the notched samples were exposed to constant bending stress with a constant dropping of hydrochloric acid (HCl) and a 0.1 N concentration in the notch. The results demonstrate that tempering at elevated temperatures leads to a lower susceptibility to hydrogen embrittlement. The results of this paper lay the groundwork for the further development of advanced ultra-high-strength steels with an increased resistance to delayed fracture. The application of ultra-high-strength fasteners demonstrates great potential for a new generation of engines with reduced CO2 emissions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 66-73 |
Journal | Materials Science and Engineering A |
Volume | 590 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Fields of Expertise
- Advanced Materials Science
Treatment code (Nähere Zuordnung)
- Application
- Experimental
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Materials Development
Dikovits, M., Sommitsch, C., Caliskanoglu, O., Schlacher, C., Beal, C., Djuric, D., Vujic, S., Pein, C., Krumphals, F., Kuduzovic, A. & Halici, D.
1/03/09 → …
Project: Research area
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CD-Laboratory for Materials Modelling and Simulation, Module 6: Development of ultra high strength steels for bolts and fasteners in automotive industry
Kuduzovic, A.
1/01/10 → 31/01/13
Project: Research project