Hydrogen embrittlement not a substantial threat
Sunday, November 20, 2005
"Hydrogen-conversion expert, and clean-fuel specialist, Tai Robinson, responds to assertion that when hydrogen gas dissolves into the structure of certain metals such as aluminum & steels, it can cause cracking and failure of metal components. Embrittlement is not a substantiated threat. It takes specific circumstances to reproduce this phenomenon. I have available copies of Dr. Roy McAlister's book "The Solar Hydrogen Civilization" that covers this subject. Steel tanks are still in use today to hold hydrogen that were first hydrostatically tested in 1917 and earlier. Hydrogen is also transported in steel pipelines around the world without this problem. I am aware of situations that can cause embrittlement, but not in aluminum." Source: pesn.com
posted by Frank @ 9:44 PM,
