Exploring hydrogen's role in deformation mechanisms of SUS310S austenitic steel using TAKUMI

伊東 達矢   ; 小川 祐平*; Gong, W.   ; 川崎 卓郎   ; 岡田 和歩*; 柴田 曉伸*; Harjo, S.   

Ito, Tatsuya; Ogawa, Yuhei*; Gong, W.; Kawasaki, Takuro; Okada, Kazuho*; Shibata, Akinobu*; Harjo, S.

Hydrogen is attracting attention as an alternative energy carrier to fossil fuels to establish a sustainable society. However, hydrogen is considered to cause embrittlement in steel, which has been a longstanding issue known as hydrogen embrittlement. In contrast to the embrittlement, recently, Ogawa , reported that the addition of hydrogen improved both strength and ductility in SUS310S (Fe-24Cr-19Ni mass%) steel. This phenomenon is attributed to hydrogen-induced solid solution strengthening and the promotion of twinning deformation. These approaches are gaining attention as effective ways to utilize hydrogen, which has long been considered harmful. However, the impact of hydrogen on crystal defects (dislocations, stacking faults) and the mechanisms behind enhanced twinning in SUS310S steel remain unclear. In this work, we investigated the deformation mechanisms of hydrogen-charged SUS310S steel by neutron diffraction measurement conducted by TAKUMI (MLF-BL19) of J-PARC.