The likelihood of hydrogen induced materials damages depends on the rate of hydrogen upmke, the
hydrogen concentration in the material, the susceptibility of the material to hydrogen induced cracking
(without and with stress) and finally the rate of hydrogen effusion from the material. The latter effect has
been subject to previous investigations III and it was shown that films of organic compounds can hinder as
well as stimulate the hydrogen effusion from steel.
This paper now reports on the effect of metal coatings (electrochemically plated palladium, copper, nickel
and zinc, chemically (electroless) deposited Ni-P3, Ni-P12 and Ni-Sn2-P9) on hydrogen effusion from
X65 pipeline steel membranes.
A hindrance factor was defined for the first time and normalized to a reference coating thickness in order
to quantify the effect of specific types of metal coatings on the hydrogen desorption rate from steel.