Phase transformations and microstructure evolutions during depressurization of hydrogenated Fe–Mn–Si–Cr alloy

Rama Srinivas Varanasi, Motomichi Koyama, Hiroyuki Saitoh, Reina Utsumi, Toyoto Sato, Shin ichi Orimo, Eiji Akiyama

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Abstract

Hydride formation and associated phase transformations have been extensively studied in pure Fe. However, the understanding of hydrogenation in Fe-based alloy systems is still lacking. Such an investigation is particularly important in the case of austenitic (face-centered cubic) steels given that hydrogen has been reported to alter the austenite phase stability. In the current work, we investigate the phase transformations associated with depressurization of non-hydrogenated and hydrogenated Fe–Mn–Si–Cr alloy (FMS) (Fe-28.84Mn-7.04Cr-6.14Si, in mass %) using in-situ x-ray diffraction technique. Additionally, we study the change in microstructure using electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) and electron channeling contrast imagining (ECCI).

Original languageEnglish
JournalInternational Journal of Hydrogen Energy
DOIs
Publication statusAccepted/In press - 2023
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Epsilon martensite
  • High pressure
  • Hydride
  • Phase transformation
  • Synchrotron radiation X-ray diffraction

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Fuel Technology
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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