Abstract
The effects of a hydrogen environment on the fatigue crack growth rates in Ti-6A1-4V ELI (STA) and weld material were determined in the temperature range of ambient to -200°F. The hydrogen environment resulted in an acceleration of the crack growth rate and a change in the fracture mode for both materials in the temperature range of ambient to -100°F. At -200°F, there was no significant difference between the crack growth rates obtained in helium and hydrogen gas. The degree of hydrogen-enhanced crack growth was found to be dependent on the crack tip stress-intensity range, temperature, and microstructure of the material. The data is consistent with an embrittlement mechanism involving hydrogen diffusing ahead of the crack front.
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