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Hydrogen Embrittlement and Hydrogen Absorption

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The focus in this chapter is on the delayed failure, hydrogen embrittlement of steels, and detection of hydrogen in the metal. Several techniques for the detection of hydrogen in the metal are also explained. The diffusible hydrogen in the metal plays an important role in the delayed failure or hydrogen embrittlement, and the electrochemical detection of permeated hydrogen by the Devanathan–Stachurski double cell is explained in detail. From the analysis of the current transient, one can evaluate the diffusion coefficient of hydrogen in the metal. From the application of micro-electrochemical cell, the permeated hydrogen can be detected local site by site. On zinc-coated steel scratched, the permeated hydrogen was found to be enhanced around the scratched area.

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  1. Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan

    Toshiaki Ohtsuka

  2. School of Materials and Chemistry Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan

    Atsushi Nishikata

  3. Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan

    Masatoshi Sakairi & Koji Fushimi

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Ohtsuka, T., Nishikata, A., Sakairi, M., Fushimi, K. (2018). Hydrogen Embrittlement and Hydrogen Absorption. In: Electrochemistry for Corrosion Fundamentals. SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6820-1_5

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