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Characterization of Hydrogen Permeation in Armco-Fe during Cathodic Polarization in Aqueous Electrolytic Media

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The study of hydrogen permeation behavior in Armco-Fe showed that 0.1 M H2SO4 was a more effective medium for cathodic polarization compared to 0.1 M NaOH. When both electrolytes were “poisoned” with 1.00 g/L Na2HAsO4 · 7H2O, as hydrogen recombination inhibitor, the corresponding hydrogen permeation levels were 3.5 × 10−5 A/cm2 in 0.1 M H2SO4 while 0.75 × 10−5 A/cm2 in 0.1 M NaOH. The breakthrough times were less than 30 s in 0.1 M H2SO4, while about 100 s in the NaOH. With varying amounts of “poisons”, peak permeation of hydrogen (1.75 × 10−5 A/cm2) was achieved with 10 g/L Na2HAsO4 · 7H2O in 0.1 M H2SO4, while the least permeation resulted with 10 g/L (NH2CSH2) Thiourea addition for same level of 1.00 mA/cm2 cathodic polarization.

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The authors, ONCU and BS would like to acknowledge support of ASEE through Summer Faculty program at different times, and also wishes to acknowledge the support of Dr. Yapa Rajapakse, the program manager of ONR-grant # N000140310540.

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    Samuel M. Charca

  2. Department of Engineering Science and Materials, College of Engineering, University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez, P.O. Box 9044, Mayagüez, 00681-9044, Puerto Rico

    Oswald N.C. Uwakweh & Basir Shafiq

  3. Naval Air Systems Command, 48110 Shaw Road, Bldg. 2187/Suite 237, Patuxent River, MD, 20670-1906, USA

    Vinod S. Agarwala

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Charca, S.M., Uwakweh, O.N., Shafiq, B. et al. Characterization of Hydrogen Permeation in Armco-Fe during Cathodic Polarization in Aqueous Electrolytic Media. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 17, 127–133 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-007-9114-3

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