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← ScienceWhich risk increases when a polymer coating on pressurized steel pipe weakens due to hydrolysis?
A)Increased galvanic corrosion rate
B)Pipe erosion from turbulent flow
C)Elevated hydrogen embrittlement potential✓
D)Reduced ductile fracture toughness
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Hydrogen embrittlement increases because hydrolysis degrades the polymer coating, allowing atomic hydrogen from corrosion to diffuse into the steel via grain boundaries. Therefore, embrittlement risks rise, rather than corrosion rates affecting polymer, reduced toughness or turbulent erosion.
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