Which risk increases when a high-pressure hydrogen storage tank develops microcracks?

💡 Explanation

The risk of hydrogen embrittlement increases because microcracks allow hydrogen atoms to diffuse into the metal's grain boundaries, decreasing its ductility; therefore, the material can fracture at lower stress rather than showing ductile behavior.

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