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Quantification of Hydrogen Concentrations in Surface and Interface Layers and Bulk Materials through Depth Profiling with Nuclear Reaction Analysis

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Origin of micrometer-scale dislocation motion during hydrogen desorption.

Motomichi Koyama¹, Seyedeh Mohadeseh Taheri-Mousavi^2,3, Haoxue Yan²

¹Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan.

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Hydrogen desorption causes dislocation movement in high-strength metals. Grain boundary hydrogen segregation induces stresses, explaining hydrogen embrittlement mechanisms and informing future research.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Metallurgy
Hydrogen Embrittlement

Background:

Hydrogen is a key energy carrier but causes significant embrittlement in high-strength metals.
Understanding hydrogen-defect interactions is crucial for mitigating this issue.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the mechanisms of hydrogen-induced embrittlement in metals.
To elucidate the role of hydrogen-defect interactions in material failure.

Main Methods:

In situ electron channeling contrast imaging under no external stress.
Molecular dynamics simulations.
Grand canonical Monte Carlo simulations.

Main Results:

Dislocations moved up to 1.5 μm during hydrogen desorption.
Grain boundary hydrogen segregation was found to induce long-range shear stresses and short-range atomic stress fluctuations.

Conclusions:

Hydrogen desorption can drive significant dislocation motion.
Grain boundary hydrogen segregation is a critical factor in hydrogen embrittlement.
These segregation effects must be widely considered in hydrogen research.