Fastener Hydrogen Embrittlement

Fastener Hydrogen Embrittlement Fracture Surface

hydrogen embrittlement fracture
Hydrogen embrittlement fracture surface of a bolt showing multiple initiation sites. The fastener was one of eight body bolts in a high pressure pump that failed after years in atmospheric service

 

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