University of Sydney researchers have made a breakthrough by directly observing hydrogen in the tiny spaces between the atoms in metal alloys. The world-first observation of hydrogen dissolving in these \u2018metal crystal lattices\u2019 offers fresh insights into why hydrogen can weaken metals and how more hydrogen-resistant materials might be developed.<\/p>\n
Hydrogen\u2019s role in a cleaner energy future is well known, but storing and transporting it safely remains a challenge. Hydrogen can enter metal pipelines and storage equipment, sometimes making otherwise strong metals prone to unexpected cracking. This is known as hydrogen embrittlement<\/a>.<\/p>\n To understand and reduce this risk, scientists need to know how much hydrogen enters a metal, where it goes and how it interacts with the metal from within. But hydrogen atoms are tiny and very mobile, and so observing where they lie within alloys is a holy grail for metallurgy researchers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" University of Sydney researchers have made a breakthrough by directly observing hydrogen in the tiny spaces between the atoms in metal alloys. The world-first observation of hydrogen dissolving in these \u2018metal crystal lattices\u2019 offers fresh insights into why hydrogen can weaken metals and how more hydrogen-resistant materials might be developed. Hydrogen\u2019s role in a cleaner [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":427,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1635,48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-246594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-materials","category-particle-physics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/427"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=246594"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246594\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=246594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=246594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=246594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}