TY - CONF A1 - Griesche, Axel A1 - Dabah, Eitan A1 - Pfretzschner, Beate A1 - Schaupp, Thomas A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas A1 - Schulz, M. A1 - Kardjilov, N. T1 - Measurement of hydrogen distributions in metals by neutron radiography and tomography N2 - In recent years, the optimization of the imaging stations at research reactors and especially the further development of the neutron detectors allowed the measurement of hydrogen distributions with increasing spatial and temporal resolution at lower detection limits at the same time. Hydrogen has compared to iron a high total neutron cross section, which allows with basic radiographic methods the visualization of hydrogen in two and three dimensions inside the microstructure of components. This enables the in situ measuring of hydrogen mass flows inside cm thick steel samples with a temporal resolution of 20 s as well as the quantitative measurement of hydrogen accumulations at the crack’s inner surfaces in hydrogen embrittled iron samples. For the first time, we detected directly gaseous hydrogen in the crack cavities and we could measure the gas pressure. This new quality of the information on a micrometer scale allows new insights for the analysis of damage mechanisms, e.g. of hydrogen embrittlement. Further, this method is non-destructive and provides local information in situ and in three dimensions with a spatial resolution of 20-30 µm, which is not accessible with common methods as e.g. thermal desorption spectroscopy. In this contribution, we show examples that demonstrate the spatial and temporal resolution of the neutron radiography and tomography method in order to visualize and quantify hydrogen accumulations at cracks. The measurements were performed at the research reactor BER II of HZB in Berlin and at the FRM II reactor of the neutron source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz in Garching. T2 - 2016 International Hydrogen Conference CY - Moran, Wyoming, USA DA - 11.09.2016 KW - Neutron imaging KW - Hydrogen embrittlement KW - Neutron tomography KW - Neutron radiography PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-37700 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Griesche, Axel A1 - Dabah, Eitan A1 - Pfretzschner, Beate A1 - Schaupp, Thomas A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas T1 - Imaging of Hydrogen in Steels with Neutrons N2 - Cold neutrons are predominantly scattered at hydrogen when penetrating hydrogen-charged samples, resulting in a high image contrast between hydrogen and e.g. iron. The used radiographic set-ups consist of a neutron source, state-of-the-art scintillator screens and digital cameras. This allows monitoring diffusive hydrogen fluxes two-dimensionally with 20s temporal resolution. Such hydrogen fluxes can be quantified by using standards with known hydrogen content and similar sample thickness. Neutron tomography generates three-dimensional models of the hydrogen distribution in steel. Such models gain new insight for damage analysis by showing the hydrogen accumulations around cracks and by enabling the hydrogen gas pressure estimation inside cracks. The capabilities and limitations, as well as perspectives of this method will be discussed and illustrated with help of selected examples. T2 - MS&T 2016 CY - Salt Lake City, Utah, USA DA - 23.10.2016 KW - Hydrogen embrittlement KW - Neutron imaging KW - Neutron radiography KW - Neutron tomography PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-38066 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -