Hydrogen embrittiement in metaiiic amorphous aiioys: An overview

Journal of ASTM International

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Jayalakshmi, S ^a   Fleury, E ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amorphous alloys; Embrittlement; Hydrogen; Mechanical properties; Structure

Indexed keywords

ALLOY SYSTEM; ATOMIC CONFIGURATION; ATOMIC PACKING; CRITICAL CONCENTRATION; CRYSTALLINE METALS; DUCTILE-TO-BRITTLE TRANSITION; ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; HYDROGEN ABSORPTION; HYDROGEN CONCENTRATION; HYDROGEN DEGRADATION; HYDROGEN INTERACTION; HYDROGEN SOLUBILITY; HYDROGENATION KINETICS; LOCAL ATOMIC STRUCTURES; NEAREST NEIGHBORS; POSITIVE INTERACTION; TENSILE FRACTURES; THIN RIBBONS;

ALLOYING; ATOMS; DUCTILITY; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TITANIUM ALLOYS; ZIRCONIUM;

AMORPHOUS ALLOYS;

EID: 77951611894     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1546962X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/JAI102522     Document Type: Article

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