Research Article

Effect of Microstructure on Hydrogen Diffusion in Weld and API X52 Pipeline Steel Base Metals under Cathodic Protection

Table 8

values of hydrogen for different steels obtained by literature.

AuthorsSamples
(steel)
Effective diffusion coefficient ()
(×10−4 mm2·s−1)
Time LagBreakthroughFourier

Haq et al., 2013 [20]API X70 (inner)
API X70 (edge)
2.250
1.970
3.020
2.290
2.140
2.000
Cheng, 2007 [22]API X650.9241.0600.864
Turnbull and Carroll, 1990 [23]AISI 4100.0760.0420.190