Sensitivity of pipelines with steel API X52 to hydrogen embrittlement

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 7630-7641

  Capelle, J ^a   Gilgert, J ^a   Dmytrakh, I ^b   Pluvinage, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b KARPENKO PHYSICOMECHANICAL INSTITUTE   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Acoustic emission; Burst pressure; Cathodic hydrogenating of metal; Critical stress; Current density; Gaseous hydrogen; Hydrogen concentration; NATURALHY; Notched pipe; Static load; Work of local fracture

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; CURRENT DENSITY; FRACTURE; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT; PIPELINES;

BURST PRESSURES; CRITICAL STRESS; GASEOUS HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN CONCENTRATION; LOCAL FRACTURES; NATURALHY; STATIC LOADS;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING;

EID: 57549117333     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.09.020     Document Type: Article

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