Hydrogen and the deformation of alloys. This project will provide a knowledge base for the solutions required for safe use of metals and alloys in hydrogen-rich service environments. Alloys can become

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Hydrogen and the deformation of alloys. This project will provide a knowledge base for the solutions required for safe use of metals and alloys in hydrogen-rich service environments. Alloys can become brittle and catastrophically fail in the presence of hydrogen. Understanding this problem is a necessary requirement for the development of an Australian hydrogen industry. Advanced microscopy and modelling will be used to determine now hydrogen affects the strength of the individual subcomponents, or microstructures, that make up alloys, allowing us to build a mechanism map that will guide the development of embrittlement resistant alloys.. Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 4016 - Materials Engineering. Lead: Prof Julie Cairney