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Hydrogen Bakeout

The document describes a hydrogen bakeout tool that determines the duration required to bake out hydrogen from steel at a specified temperature in order to reduce the risk of cracking during welding. The tool analyzes cylindrical and spherical vessels made of carbon steel, low chrome alloy steel, or stainless steel and calculates bakeout time based on material properties and diffusion analysis to ensure hydrogen concentration falls below a maximum level.

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Hydrogen Bakeout

The document describes a hydrogen bakeout tool that determines the duration required to bake out hydrogen from steel at a specified temperature in order to reduce the risk of cracking during welding. The tool analyzes cylindrical and spherical vessels made of carbon steel, low chrome alloy steel, or stainless steel and calculates bakeout time based on material properties and diffusion analysis to ensure hydrogen concentration falls below a maximum level.

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HYDROGEN

BAKEOUT
FOR THE WEB
Determines the duration required
for a hydrogen bakeout operation
at a specified bakeout
temperature

REDUCE THE RISK


OF CRACKING

BAKEOUT DURATION

BACKGROUND PRODUCT FEATURES


RISK OF CRACKING BAKEOUT DURATION
When welding onto hydrogen-charged steel, hydrogen in The Hydrogen Bakeout tool determines the time required for a
the vessel wall increases the risk of cracking due to hydrogen hydrogen bake-out operation at a user specified temperature
embrittlement as the weld metal cools and higher levels of to ensure that the remaining hydrogen concentration in
residual stress are induced in the weld region. the vessel wall is no greater than a user specified maximum
value. Cylindrical and spherical vessels may be analyzed. The
REDUCE THE RISK OF CRACKING
materials of construction may be specified as carbon steel or a
To reduce this risk, atomic hydrogen present in the steel should
low chrome alloy steel. The shell may include a Type 300 series
be baked-out prior to welding. This is accomplished by heating
stainless steel an internal cladding or weld overlay, or a Type
the steel to a temperature for a sufficient period of time to
410 cladding. A transient diffusion analysis is performed and
allow the absorbed hydrogen to diffuse back out of the steel.
the hydrogen concertation in the vessel wall is determined as a
Heating is required, because both the diffusivity and solubility of
function of the shut-down time cycle.
hydrogen in steel is a rapidly increasing function of temperature.

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