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Procedia Structural Integrity 28 (2020) 2444–2449

1st Virtual European Conference on Fracture Hydrogen embrittlement and notch tensile strength of pearlitic steel: a numerical approach 1st Virtual European Conference on Fracture Hydrogen embrittlement and notch tensile strength of pearlitic steel: a numerical approach

Jesús Toribio*, Beatriz González, Juan-Carlos Matos Fracture & Structural Integrity Research Group (FSIRG), University of Salamanca (USAL) E.P.S., Campus Viriato, Avda. Requejo 33, 49022 Zamora, Spain Jesús Toribio*, Beatriz González, Juan-Carlos Matos Fracture & Structural Integrity Research Group (FSIRG), University of alamanca (USAL) E.P.S., Campus Viriato, Avda. Requejo 33, 49022 Zamora, Spain

© 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0) Peer-review under responsibility of the European Structural Integrity Society (ESIS) ExCo © 2020 The Authors. Published by ELSEVIER B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0) Peer-review under responsibility of the European Structural Integrity Society (ESIS) ExCo Abstract This paper offers a numerical approach to the problem of hydrogen embrittlement and notch tensile strength of sharply notched speci ens of high-strength pearlitic steel supplied in the form of hot rolled bars, by using the finite element method in order to determine how the notch depth influences the concentration of hydrogen in the steady-state regime for different loading values. Numerical results show that the point of maximum hydrostatic stress (towards which hydrogen is transported by a mechanism of stress-assisted diffusion) shifts from the notch tip to the inner points of the specimen under increasing load, with numerical evidence of an elevated inwards gradient of hydrostatic stress “pumping” hydrogen inside the sample. © 2020 The Authors. Published by ELSEVIER B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0) Peer-review under responsibility of the European Structural Integrity Society (ESIS) ExCo Abstract This paper offers a numerical approach to the problem of hydrogen embrittlement and notch tensile strength of sharply notched specimens of high-strength pearlitic steel supplied in the form of hot rolled bars, by using the finite element method in order to determine how the notch depth influences the concentration of hydrogen in the steady-state regime for different loading values. Numerical results show that the point of maximum hydrostatic stress (towards which hydrogen is transported by a mechanism of stress-assisted diffusion) shifts from the notch tip to the inner points of the specimen under increasing load, with numerical evidence of an elevated inwards gradient of hydrostatic stress “pumping” hydrogen inside the sample. Keywords: round notched specimen; numerical modeling; hydrogen diffusion; steady state regime; hydrostatic stress; concentration of hydrogen. Keywords: round notched specimen; numerical modeling; hydrogen diffusion; steady state regime; hydrostatic stress; concentration of hydrogen. 1. Introduction Hydrogen embrittlement is a general phenomenon of degradation appearing as a decrease of tensile strength in both smooth and notched specimens, so the effect of stress concentration factor on it has been investigated for several steels in the past (Hewett et al., 1973). 1. Introduction Hydrogen embrittlement is a general phenomenon of degradation appearing as a decrease of tensile strength in both smooth and notched specimens, so the effect of stress concentration factor on it has been investigated for several steels in the past (Hewett et al., 1973).

* Corresponding author. Tel.: +34-677566723; fax: +34-980545002. E-mail address: toribio@usal.es * Corresponding author. Tel.: +34-677566723; fax: +34-980545002. E-mail address: toribio@usal.es

2452-3216 © 2020 The Authors. Published by ELSEVIER B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0) Peer-review under responsibility of the European Structural Integrity Society (ESIS) ExCo 2452-3216 © 2020 The Authors. Published by ELSEVIER B.V. This is an ope access article under t CC BY-NC-ND license (https://cr ativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0) Peer-review under responsibility of the European Structural Integrity Society (ESIS) ExCo

2452-3216 © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0) Peer-review under responsibility of the European Structural Integrity Society (ESIS) ExCo 10.1016/j.prostr.2020.11.095