The global growth of the hydrogen sector, positioning the gas from a range of sources as a serious player in the alternative fuels market, brings with it great responsibility from the main suppliers responsible for the storage and transportation of the fuel.
It won’t be news to any H2 View reader that alongside the quest for ever-more economically efficient storage and transportation solutions there is also a keen focus on safety.
One of the biggest challenges to designing larger, more efficient vessels with greater payloads is the effect of embrittlement on the vessel wall caused by the interaction of Hydrogen with the material. While this can happen with many metals – including ferritic steel, austenitic stainless steel, and various alloys including titanium alloy – hydrogen under pressure may cause embrittlement that could lead to failure.
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