Physical and Corrosion-electrochemical Properties of the Niobium–Hydrogen System

Electrochemical and physical aspects of the dissolution of hydrogen in niobium with an ideal or a real structure are discussed. The interactions of hydrogen with various crystal lattice defects and the changes in physico-mechanical characteristics of niobium caused by hydrogenation are analysed. Data on the kinetics and mechanism of non-equilibrium cathodic and anodic processes on hydrogenated samples of monocrystalline or polycrystalline niobium are examined, and the changes in chemical stability towards corrosive media resulting from saturation with hydrogen are discussed.
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