A Review of Corrosion and Hydrogen Diffusion Behaviors of High Strength Pipe Steel in Sour Environment

Kim, Sung Jin; Kim, Kyoo Young

doi:2014.32.5.443

J Weld Join > Volume 32(5); 2014 > Article

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Journal of Welding and Joining 2014;32(5):443-450.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5781/JWJ.2014.32.5.13 Published online October 30, 2014.

A Review of Corrosion and Hydrogen Diffusion Behaviors of High Strength Pipe Steel in Sour Environment

Sung Jin Kim^*, Kyoo Young Kim^**

Correspondence: Sung Jin Kim,
Email: sce7@posco.com

Abstract

A brief overview is given of the corrosion and hydrogen diffusion behaviors of high strength pipe steel in sour environment. Firstly, hydrogen adsorption and diffusion mechanism of the pipe steel is introduced. Secondly, the effect of iron sulfide film precipitated as a result of the corrosion reaction on the steel surface on hydrogen reduction reaction and subsequent hydrogen permeation through the steel is discussed. Moreover, the hydrogen diffusion behavior of the pipe steel under tensile stress in both elastic and plastic ranges is reviewed based on a number of experimental permeation data and theoretical models describing the hydrogen diffusion and trapping phenomena in the steel. It is hoped that this paper will result in significant academic contributions in the field of corrosion and hydrogen related problems of the pipe steel used in sour environment.

Key Words: Pipe steel, Corrosion, Hydrogen diffusion, Hydrogen assisted cracking, Tensile stress, Sour environment.