Viable mechanisms of hydrogen embrittlement - A review

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 837, Issue , 2006, Pages 64-70

  Sofronis, P ^a   Robertson, I M ^a  

^a United States of America   (United States)

Author keywords

Decohesion; Dislocation; Embrittlement; Hydrogen; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845580600     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2213060     Document Type: Conference Paper

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