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Figure 18. The lowest threshold stresses of hydrogen embrittlement as a function of the current density of the cathodic hydrogen charging with unirradiated notched test specimens (Koutsky and Splichal, 1986).

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Figure 19. The effect of hydrogen charging time on the hydrogen content and outgasing of hydrogen of CrMoV steel (48 h, 25°C) (Koutsky and Splichal, 1986).