Grain size and grain boundary effects on hydrogen induced nanovoid nucleation in polycrystalline Ni

L. Wang, J. Zhou, S. Zhang

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Abstract

A theoretical model was developed to study the effects of grain boundary (GB) structure and grain size on nucleation of nanovoid in the presence of hydrogen in polycrystalline Ni. The nanovoid nucleation rate at low angle grain boundary (LAGB) increases with decreasing the grain size as well as increasing the hydrogen concentration. The microstructure with high fraction of LAGBs shows the lower fraction of nanovoid, thus enhances the ductility and fracture toughness of materials.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)S2591-S2594
JournalMaterials Research Innovations
Volume18
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2014

Keywords

  • Grain boundary
  • Hydrogen
  • Nanovoid
  • Polycrystalline materials

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