Effect of nickel in solid solution on hydrogen transport kinetics in low alloy steels

The use of low alloy steels (LAS) in H2S-containing environments in the oil and gas industry is governed by the ISO standard 15156-2 (NACE MR0175-2). One requirement, which has been disputed over the years, is that the nickel (Ni) content shall not exceed 1 wt%. This work investigated the effect of...

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Main Authors: Husby, H., Barnoush, A., Iannuzzi, Mariano, Johnsen, R.
Format: Conference Paper
Published: European Federation of Corrosion 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/75296
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author Husby, H.
Barnoush, A.
Iannuzzi, Mariano
Johnsen, R.
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Barnoush, A.
Iannuzzi, Mariano
Johnsen, R.
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description The use of low alloy steels (LAS) in H2S-containing environments in the oil and gas industry is governed by the ISO standard 15156-2 (NACE MR0175-2). One requirement, which has been disputed over the years, is that the nickel (Ni) content shall not exceed 1 wt%. This work investigated the effect of Ni in solid solution on hydrogen diffusion, solubility, and trapping in ferritic/pearlitic research-grade LAS with nominal Ni contents from 0 to 3 wt%. Hydrogen permeability experiments were carried out in a Devanathan-Stachurski setup at 15, 45 and 70 °C. The effective diffusion coefficients, calculated by the tlag method, decreased with increasing Ni content. The sub-surface hydrogen concentration in lattice and trap sites increased with increasing Ni content. There was no difference between the first and subsequent hydrogen permeation transients, suggesting that Ni in solid solution forms reversible traps. The effect of Ni in refining the microstructure may be superimposed on the effect of Ni in solid solution, and should be investigated in future work.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-752962019-04-18T06:25:00Z Effect of nickel in solid solution on hydrogen transport kinetics in low alloy steels Husby, H. Barnoush, A. Iannuzzi, Mariano Johnsen, R. low alloy steels nickel hydrogen diffusion The use of low alloy steels (LAS) in H2S-containing environments in the oil and gas industry is governed by the ISO standard 15156-2 (NACE MR0175-2). One requirement, which has been disputed over the years, is that the nickel (Ni) content shall not exceed 1 wt%. This work investigated the effect of Ni in solid solution on hydrogen diffusion, solubility, and trapping in ferritic/pearlitic research-grade LAS with nominal Ni contents from 0 to 3 wt%. Hydrogen permeability experiments were carried out in a Devanathan-Stachurski setup at 15, 45 and 70 °C. The effective diffusion coefficients, calculated by the tlag method, decreased with increasing Ni content. The sub-surface hydrogen concentration in lattice and trap sites increased with increasing Ni content. There was no difference between the first and subsequent hydrogen permeation transients, suggesting that Ni in solid solution forms reversible traps. The effect of Ni in refining the microstructure may be superimposed on the effect of Ni in solid solution, and should be investigated in future work. 2016 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/75296 European Federation of Corrosion fulltext
spellingShingle low alloy steels
nickel
hydrogen
diffusion
Husby, H.
Barnoush, A.
Iannuzzi, Mariano
Johnsen, R.
Effect of nickel in solid solution on hydrogen transport kinetics in low alloy steels
title Effect of nickel in solid solution on hydrogen transport kinetics in low alloy steels
title_full Effect of nickel in solid solution on hydrogen transport kinetics in low alloy steels
title_fullStr Effect of nickel in solid solution on hydrogen transport kinetics in low alloy steels
title_full_unstemmed Effect of nickel in solid solution on hydrogen transport kinetics in low alloy steels
title_short Effect of nickel in solid solution on hydrogen transport kinetics in low alloy steels
title_sort effect of nickel in solid solution on hydrogen transport kinetics in low alloy steels
topic low alloy steels
nickel
hydrogen
diffusion
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/75296