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What does HE stand for?

Hydrogen Embrittlement


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Samples in periodicals archive:
With zinc TD coatings there isn't any hydrogen embrittlement, which can be a concern with electroplating.
Hydrogen embrittlement is a complete loss of ductility and tensile strength resulting from hydrogen atoms penetrating into steel and disrupting its crystal structure.
Under the influence of hydrogen embrittlement there can be a significant loss in ductility.
The fraction of the diffused hydrogen atoms--gas that enters the metal produces some detrimental effects on the mechanical properties of steel, such as a decrease in ductility and loss of mechanical strength, leading to hydrogen embrittlement.
Environmentally assisted cracking normally includes such distresses as stress corrosion cracking and hydrogen embrittlement in some steel structures and prestressing tendons in concrete structures.
Hydrogen Embrittlement - This type of embrittlement is caused by the absorption of hydrogen during melting, welding, heat treatment or in service.
As I sat at the desk, wondering what to do next, I could hear the conversations of the engineers around me talking about such esoteric matters as hydrogen embrittlement and the like.
Baking is essential after coating to relieve possible hydrogen embrittlement.

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