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Prospects for the Extensive Application of Hydrogen in Powder Metallurgy

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We consider actual problems of production, transportation, and storage of hydrogen and demonstrate the urgency and prospects of subsequent investigations and introduction of hydrogen-based technologies in powder metallurgy. We present predictions of an international organization according to which commercial mass production of hydrogen is expected in the nearest future. This will make hydrogen less costly and more available for the extensive applications in various branches of science and industry. It is indicated that hydrogen is not only a promising alternative energy carrier but also an efficient reducer for numerous metals and alloys and an element applied in various technologies of powder metallurgy aimed at getting broad ranges of high-quality products. It is assumed that hydrogen can find extensive applications in industry in the future.

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Translated from Metallurg, Vol. 65, No. 3, pp. 63–67, March, 2021.

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Akhmetov, A.S., Eremeeva, J.V. Prospects for the Extensive Application of Hydrogen in Powder Metallurgy. Metallurgist 65, 314–319 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11015-021-01159-0

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