%0 journal article %@ 1359-6462 %A Kannan, M.B.,Dietzel, W.,Singh Raman, P.K.,Lyon, P. %D 2007 %J Scripta Materialia %N 7 %P 579-581 %R doi:10.1016/j.scriptamat.2007.06.019 %T Hydrogen-induced-cracking in magnesium alloy under cathodic polarisation %U https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2007.06.019 7 %X The hydrogen-induced-cracking (HIC) behaviour of the magnesium alloy AZ80 was evaluated using the slow strain rate testmethod. The study shows no evidence of HIC in AZ80 alloy after pre-exposure and pre-charging conditions in distilled water. However, under continuous charging in distilled water during straining, the AZ80 alloy shows evidence of HIC. The contradiction,reported in the literature is addressed.