Hydrogen Embrittlement

created by Hugo Rune
(thing) by Hugo Rune (3.6 y) (print)   (I like it!) Sun Oct 29 2000 at 16:08:27
This is the case, when Hydrogen gas creates bubbles within the material. These tend to diffuse quickly along grain boundaries, causing an increase in the likelyhood of brittle fracture along the interface, as they build up.
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