#manganese

“Cannot be explained” – New ultra stainless steel stuns researchers

A stainless steel breakthrough from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) could help solve one of the biggest problems facing green hydrogen: how to build electrolyzers that are tough enough for seawater, yet cheap enough for large scale clean energy. Led by Professor Mingxin Huang in HKU's Department of Mechanical Engineering, the team developed a special stainless steel for hydrogen production (SS-H2). The material resists corrosion under conditions that normally push stainless steel past its limits, making it a promising candidate for producing hydrogen from seawater and other harsh electrolyzer environments. The discovery, reported in Materials Today in the study "A sequential dual-passivation strategy for designing stainless steel used above water oxidation," builds on Huang's long running "Super Steel" Project. The same research program previously produced anti-COVID-19 stainless steel in 2021, along with ultra strong and ultra tough Super Steel in 2017 and 2020.

Day 24 & 25: Chromium & Manganese!

Happy holidays everyone!

When I was in school chromate compounds always sticks out as the only precipitation that actually has colors instead of just boring white. Chromium also has a lot of possible oxidation states, which makes her compounds have all kinds of crazy colors, such as green, blue, red, orange and purple. This is where her name actually came from. (From Greek “kroma” meaning color)

This Sylvie is manganese!

Françoise-Xavier LaLanne, ‘LE MÉTAPHORE (Canard-Bateau),'

Gilt bronze, steel, manganese bronze and ebonized wood,

Original & Other Elements: 21-30.