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Correcting Hydrogen Embrittlement After Ornamental Chrome

I have a customer whose critical tubular fabricated suspension components (upper & lower control arms) for a GT1 race car inadvertently got ornimental chrome plated. The arms were fabricated from 4130. Is there any way to eliminate the HE from these arms?

Stephen J. Hague
PolarStar Engineering & Machine - Newark, Delaware, USA
2005

Next time there is, but not this time. The parts can be baked for hydrogen relief. There is a standard and it's about 375 °F for 12 hours but you'd need to look it up because I can't remember the exact numbers. The problem is that the damage from hydrogen embrittlement occurs within the first few hours, so the parts must be baked immediately.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
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