Hydrogen solubility in V-4Cr-4Ti alloy

A systematic investigation was conducted to provide an accurate determination of the hydrogen solubility in the V-4Cr-4Ti alloy at temperatures in the range 400-600 degreesC, which is of primary interest for fusion applications. Results have been obtained by the method of hydrogen absorption and desorption into flowing helium with controlled concentrations of hydrogen to provide accurate measurements of the Sieverts constants for the alloy. Results obtained in this investigation indicate that the temperature dependent Sieverts constant for the V-4Cr-4Ti alloy is very similar to that for unalloyed vanadium. The increase in hydrogen solubility produced by the titanium is essentially balanced by the decrease in hydrogen solubility produced by the chromium. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B,V. All rights reserved.