TY - GEN
T1 - Hydrogen-induced crack interaction and coalescence
T2 - 2010 8th International Pipeline Conference, IPC2010
AU - Venegas, V.
AU - Caleyo, F.
AU - Hallen, J. M.
AU - Baudin, T.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - The role of local crystallographic texture (microtexture) in hydrogen-induced crack interaction and coalescence is investigated in pipeline steels using stress simulation and orientation imaging microscopy. It is shown that, depending on the material's microtexture, crack interaction and coalescence can significantly depart from the conditions predicted by the mixed-mode fracture mechanics of isotropic linear elastic materials. The results of stress simulations and microtexture analyses conducted on several observed crack interaction zones show that the presence of cleavage planes and slip systems favorably oriented to the mixed-mode stresses can activate low-resistance transgranular paths along which cracks can merge. In such situations, the response of the material to the mixed-mode stress state resulting from crack interaction produces results drastically different to that predicted by the fracture mechanics of isotropic linear elastic materials. This evidences the need for considering the material's crystallographic texture when developing predictive models for the stepwise propagation of hydrogen-induced cracking in pipeline steels.
AB - The role of local crystallographic texture (microtexture) in hydrogen-induced crack interaction and coalescence is investigated in pipeline steels using stress simulation and orientation imaging microscopy. It is shown that, depending on the material's microtexture, crack interaction and coalescence can significantly depart from the conditions predicted by the mixed-mode fracture mechanics of isotropic linear elastic materials. The results of stress simulations and microtexture analyses conducted on several observed crack interaction zones show that the presence of cleavage planes and slip systems favorably oriented to the mixed-mode stresses can activate low-resistance transgranular paths along which cracks can merge. In such situations, the response of the material to the mixed-mode stress state resulting from crack interaction produces results drastically different to that predicted by the fracture mechanics of isotropic linear elastic materials. This evidences the need for considering the material's crystallographic texture when developing predictive models for the stepwise propagation of hydrogen-induced cracking in pipeline steels.
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U2 - 10.1115/IPC2010-31363
DO - 10.1115/IPC2010-31363
M3 - Contribución a la conferencia
AN - SCOPUS:80054020635
SN - 9780791844212
T3 - Proceedings of the Biennial International Pipeline Conference, IPC
SP - 563
EP - 568
BT - 2010 8th International Pipeline Conference, IPC2010
Y2 - 27 September 2010 through 1 October 2010
ER -