The Effects of Hydrogen for Establishing a Minimum Pressurization Temperature (MPT) for Heavy Wall Steel Reactor Vessels
American Petroleum Institute
Hydrogen, dissolved in the thick wall of a steel pressure vessel during steady-state operation in elevated temperature high-pressure H2, can cause both slow-subcritical crack advance, as well as unstable catastrophic fracture during shutdown and startup.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | American Petroleum Institute |
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