A Case Study Approach: Summary of Some Results on the Effects of Hydrogen Exposure on the Mechanical Properties of Palladium and the Alloy Systems Pd1−xMx, M = Ag, Cu, Mn; x = 5 − 0.25

Selected results of investigations focused on the changes to some mechanical properties of palladium and several palladium-based alloys caused by exposure to hydrogen have been collected and presented. The findings indicate that the mechanical properties of pure palladium are highly susceptible to alteration upon exposure to hydrogen. In the cases of alloying palladium with silver and copper, the alloys, as compared to palladium, appear to resist changes to mechanical properties. In the case of alloying palladium with manganese, the interesting order–disorder phenomenon plays an important role on the effects of hydrogen exposure on their mechanical properties.