Hydrogen Embrittlement in Pipeline Steels: Systematic Review of Test Methods and Their Comparability

Authors

  • Erik-P Kmet Department of Metallurgy, Horehronie Institute of Advanced Technology, Brezno, Slovakia Author
  • Gabriela-M Dumbrava Department of Hydrogen Systems, Buzau Centre for Emerging Materials, Buzau, Romania Author
  • Gerlinde Fassbender Department of Metrology, Erzgebirge Laboratory for Applied Photonics, Annaberg, Germany Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22673714

Keywords:

Hydrogen Embrittlement in Pipeline Steels; Next-generation R&D; Evidence synthesis; Reproducibility; Research methodology

Abstract

There is real interest in hydrogen embrittlement in pipeline steels right now, and real uncertainty about exactly where it delivers
the most value. We pull together the current evidence for hydrogen embrittlement in pipeline steels, covering the methodological,
practical, regulatory and cost angles, with an eye on where practice has genuinely settled and where engineers and reviewers are
still largely working it out for themselves. Selective, context-specific adoption looks better supported by the evidence gathered
here than either broad rollout or blanket avoidance.

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