Hydrogen Embrittlement

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Hydrogen Embrittlement Machine

The August issue of Industrial Heating Magazine features an article titled “Hydrogen Embrittlement”  written by our very own Alyssia Bostrom and Greg Osborne. Hydrogen embrittlement is a phenomenon that affects high-strength steels, titanium, aluminum alloys and many other high-strength metals. Hydrogen, often from pickling or plating, invades the grain structure of the metal, making it brittle and subject to sudden and catastrophic failure. This article features our Series 2330 Creep Stress Rupture Machine found here Read More