Based on previous research, we choose nickel alloy 718 as the research material and use finite element analysis (FEA) to simulate the hydrogen diffusion in lattice, grain, boundary grain and dislocation in different thermal loads, aiming to understand the intricate mechanisms underlying hydrogen diffusion in nickel-based alloys, which will contribute to driving progress in the field of hydrogen diffusion for understanding and management HE.
In this research, we focus on nickel alloy 718, creating a numerical model with traps to simulate the hydrogen diffusion in lattice, grain, boundary grain and dislocation with different thermal loads, by FEA.
The results demonstrated that traps improve the hydrogen saturation in materials, and because of thermal saturation and heat flux, higher temperatures decrease the hydrogen solubility and increase hydrogen diffusion velocity, which can decrease hydrogen saturation.
Based on our previous research and publications, we developed a finite element model to define the hydrogen trapping in different microstructural features of nickel-based superalloys. The model is very complex with a very large number of elements capable of obtaining very affordable results.
