Electrochemical Determination of Hydrogen Entry to HSLA Steel during Pickling

Pickling with hydrochloric acid is a standard method to clean steel surfaces before hot-dip galvanizing. When normal low strength steels are pickled, hydrogen formed in pickling reactions does not have any significant harmful effect on the mechanical properties of steel. However, in pickling of stee...

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Main Authors: Jari Aromaa, Antero Pehkonen, Sönke Schmachtel, Istvan Galfi, Olof Forsén
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3676598
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Antero Pehkonen
Sönke Schmachtel
Istvan Galfi
Olof Forsén
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description Pickling with hydrochloric acid is a standard method to clean steel surfaces before hot-dip galvanizing. When normal low strength steels are pickled, hydrogen formed in pickling reactions does not have any significant harmful effect on the mechanical properties of steel. However, in pickling of steels with higher strength, the penetration of hydrogen into the steel may cause severe damages. The effect of pickling of high-strength low-alloy (HSLA) steels was investigated using a cell construction based on the Devanathan-Stachurski method with modified anodic surface treatment and hydrogen production using acid. The penetration and the permeability of hydrogen were measured using an electrochemical cell with hydrochloric acid on the one side of the steel sample and a solution of NaOH on the other side. No protective coating, for example, palladium on the anodic side of the sample, is needed. The penetration rate of hydrogen into the steel and exit rate from the steel were lower for higher strength steel.
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spelling doaj-art-c5cff716d9664142bb6ec0c669da94de2025-08-20T02:18:39ZengWileyAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering1687-84341687-84422018-01-01201810.1155/2018/36765983676598Electrochemical Determination of Hydrogen Entry to HSLA Steel during PicklingJari Aromaa0Antero Pehkonen1Sönke Schmachtel2Istvan Galfi3Olof Forsén4Department of Chemical Engineering and Metallurgy, School of Chemical Technology, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16200, Aalto 00076, FinlandDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Metallurgy, School of Chemical Technology, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16200, Aalto 00076, FinlandDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Metallurgy, School of Chemical Technology, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16200, Aalto 00076, FinlandDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Metallurgy, School of Chemical Technology, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16200, Aalto 00076, FinlandDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Metallurgy, School of Chemical Technology, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16200, Aalto 00076, FinlandPickling with hydrochloric acid is a standard method to clean steel surfaces before hot-dip galvanizing. When normal low strength steels are pickled, hydrogen formed in pickling reactions does not have any significant harmful effect on the mechanical properties of steel. However, in pickling of steels with higher strength, the penetration of hydrogen into the steel may cause severe damages. The effect of pickling of high-strength low-alloy (HSLA) steels was investigated using a cell construction based on the Devanathan-Stachurski method with modified anodic surface treatment and hydrogen production using acid. The penetration and the permeability of hydrogen were measured using an electrochemical cell with hydrochloric acid on the one side of the steel sample and a solution of NaOH on the other side. No protective coating, for example, palladium on the anodic side of the sample, is needed. The penetration rate of hydrogen into the steel and exit rate from the steel were lower for higher strength steel.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3676598
spellingShingle Jari Aromaa
Antero Pehkonen
Sönke Schmachtel
Istvan Galfi
Olof Forsén
Electrochemical Determination of Hydrogen Entry to HSLA Steel during Pickling
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
title Electrochemical Determination of Hydrogen Entry to HSLA Steel during Pickling
title_full Electrochemical Determination of Hydrogen Entry to HSLA Steel during Pickling
title_fullStr Electrochemical Determination of Hydrogen Entry to HSLA Steel during Pickling
title_full_unstemmed Electrochemical Determination of Hydrogen Entry to HSLA Steel during Pickling
title_short Electrochemical Determination of Hydrogen Entry to HSLA Steel during Pickling
title_sort electrochemical determination of hydrogen entry to hsla steel during pickling
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3676598
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