Hydrogen Embrittlement of Wires in a Neutron Time Projection Chamber

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Engineering, 2004-05

Liaison(s): Adam Bernstein, Leslie J. Rosenberg
Advisor(s): Joseph King
Students(s): Tim Smith (TL), Zach Burstein, Jim Castelaz, Jamie Kunkle, Sarah Thomson (S)

The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has asked the team to evaluate the effects of a hydrogen environment on the strength and surface characteristics of wires used in a neutron Time Projection Chamber. The team designed a system to simulate the environment of an nTPC and characterized the effects of hydrogen embrittlement on very small diameter stainless steel, tungsten, and platinum wires.