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This is yet another misconception. Hydrogen embrittlement is due to atomic hydrogen being created in chemical reactions. Gaseous hydrogen consists of H2 molecul
by fsh 4y ago
This is yet another misconception. Hydrogen embrittlement is due to atomic hydrogen being created in chemical reactions. Gaseous hydrogen consists of H2 molecules which do not lead to embrittlement [1].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_embrittlement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_embrittlement
- slow_typist 4y agoMaybe embrittlement is the wrong terminus but nevertheless molecular hydrogen poses risks to steel-made components of methane infrastructure. See for example [1]. There is also funded research at Fraunhofer [2]. [1] https://www.twi-global.com/technical-knowledge/published-papers/review-of-the-effect-of-hydrogen-gas-on-fatigue-performance-of-steels-june-2010 https://www.twi-global.com/technical-knowledge/published-pap... [2] https://www.lbf.fraunhofer.de/en/projects/hydrogen-cyclic-stress.html https://www.lbf.fraunhofer.de/en/projects/hydrogen-cyclic-st...