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Hydrogen Embrittlement

Also known as: HE, Hydrogen Assisted Cracking

A loss of ductility and load-carrying capacity caused by atomic dissolved in a metal, which can enter during processes such as , pickling, or , or through exposure to - environments in service. It can to delayed, often brittle under stresses well below what the material would normally withstand.

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