The process whereby hydrogen causes steel components to become less resistant to breakage and generally much weaker in tensile strength. While embrittlement has many causes, in the oil field it is usu [..]

A condition of low ductility resulting from the absorption of hydrogen. A time dependent fracture process which results in a loss of ductility.

Hydrogen trapped under the surface of a plated fastener can later cause failure in the fastener. It is typically associated with alloy steels and not stainless fasteners. There may be no external sign [..]

A premature fatigue of metal caused by the presence of free hydrogen. This is a major cause of ceramic breakage in hot water seal applications, and bearing fatigue if moisture penetrates into the bearing case.

Steel fasteners exposed to hydrogen can fail prematurely at a stress level well below the materials yield strength. Hydrogen embrittlement occurs in fasteners usually as a result of the part being exp [..]

(1) Brittleness of metal, resulting from the occlusion of hydrogen (usually as a by-product of pickling or by co-deposition in electroplating). (2) A condition of low ductility resulting from hydrogen [..]

Hydrogen absorbed in electroplating or pickling of carbon steels, tending to make the spring material brittle and susceptible to cracking and failure. Hysteresis

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Hydrogen embrittlement is a type of Corrosion in which atomic hydrogen diffuses into the Material and is deposited in the metal lattice structure. The hydrogen undergoes molecular recombination, in pa [..]

The absorption of hydrogen into a metal, and subsequent weakening, as part of a pickling process