STEEL STRUCTURE FOR HYDROGEN GAS, METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN STORAGE TANK, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN LINE PIPE

• Main Authors: TAKAGI, SHUSAKU, NAGAO, AKIHIDE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 02.10.2014
• Subjects: ALLOYS; CHEMISTRY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUSMETALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE BY DECARBURISATION, TEMPERING OR OTHERTREATMENTS; METALLURGY; METALLURGY OF IRON; MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS

Provided is a steel structure for hydrogen, such as a pressure accumulator for hydrogen or a line pipe for hydrogen, which has a reduced fatigue crack growth rate, and superior hydrogen embrittlement resistance in a high-pressure hydrogen environment compared to conventional steel. The steel structure for hydrogen, which has excellent hydrogen embrittlement resistance in high-pressure hydrogen gas, has a steel composition having either 10-95% bainite by surface area, 10-95% martensite by surface area, or 10-95% pearlite by surface area, with the remainder substantially comprising ferrite.