Abstract: | Hydrogen embrittlement of steels is directly linked to hydrogen diffusion and trapping in the microstructure,which can hardly be precisely measured by modern experimental techniques.A phase-field model,in which a chemical potential well of hydrogen in the grain boundaries is introduced,is proposed to simulate hydrogen diffusion and trapping in the polycrystal-line iron.It was interestingly found that grain boundaries,as connected trap sites,have a complex influence on the effective diffusivity of hydrogen,which are strongly linked to grain boundary diffusivity and binding energy. |