Hydrogen environment embrittlement of austenitic stainless steels at low temperatures

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2111-2122

  Michler, Thorsten ^a   Naumann, Jörg ^b  

^a ADAM OPEL AG   (Germany)

^b BMW AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hydrogen embrittlement; Low temperature; Stainless steel

Indexed keywords

ALLOYING; AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; LOW TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; TENSILE TESTING;

HYDROGEN ENVIRONMENT EMBRITTLEMENT (HEE);

HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT;

EID: 42749089702     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.02.021     Document Type: Article

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