Are there any issues with hydrogen embrittlement?
A. The short answer is NO. The long answer requires understanding of hydrogen embrittlement. Hydrogen embrittlement occurs when hydrogen is produce in an ionic or atomic state and penetrates the metal before it is joined with another atom of hydrogen to form a diatomic molecule of hydrogen, which takes up more space than the individual hydrogen atoms or ions. This forming of the hydrogen molecule causes stress on the lattice of the metal because it is trying to crowd out the metal atoms. When enough hydrogen molecules (two atoms each) have formed within the lattice structure of the metal they cause the metals lattice structure to over-stress and rupture. Hydrogen produced in electrolysis is already mostly diatomic molecules of stable hydrogen (two atoms together) so there is no stress on the metal that it is exposed to thereafter. Browns gas (common ducted electrolyzer gases) may contain some small portion of monatomic hydrogen (ionic or atomic) but before it has a chance to embed itse
A. The short answer is NO. The ong answer requires understanding of hydrogen embrittlement. Hydrogen embrittlement occurs when hydrogen is produce in an ionic or atomic state and penetrates the metal before it is joined with another atom of hydrogen to form a diatomic molecule of hydrogen, which takes up more space than the individual hydrogen atoms or ions. This forming of the hydrogen molecule causes stress on the lattice of the metal because it is trying to crowd out the metal atoms. When enough hydrogen molecules (two atoms each) have formed within the lattice structure of the metal they cause the metal’s lattice structure to over-stress and rupture. Hydrogen produced in electrolysis is already mostly diatomic molecules of stable hydrogen (two atoms together) so there is no stress on the metal that it is exposed to thereafter. Brown’s gas (common ducted electrolyzer gases) may contain some small portion of monatomic hydrogen (ionic or atomic) but before it has a chance to embed its
