In reply to Horace Heffner's message of Fri, 29 May 2009 01:43:54 -0800: Hi, [snip] >Superelastic metals, like CuSn, InTi, TiNi, and MnCu, may be LENR >cathode prospects because they have a resistance to cracking, as well >as the possible ability to reconstitute after degassing. > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitinol > >Nitinol, a TiNi alloy, is rumored to have links back to Roswell >material discussed earlier here. It is easy to speculate it has >energy related applications. > >Unfortunately, Nitinol is subject to hydrogen embrittlement. Here is >an interesting solution: > >http://www.finishing.com/381/17.shtml > >"It was found some years ago that hydrogen embrittlement could be >alleviated by ion implanting the surface with platinum. The >embrittlement comes from atomic hydrogen diffusing into the surface, >not molecular hydrogen. Platinum acts as a catalyst, accelerating the >recombination of atomic hydrogen into molecular hydrogen. >Implantation works well because the whole surface gets covered, and >the amount of platinum needed is negligible. If you try it with a >coating, the coating can't have any pinholes. Either way you'll have >problems if the parts have internal surfaces." > >Interesting the material lattice can apparently handle hydrogen in >molecular form in the interior without cracking. Unfortunately, >hydrogen in molecular form has little prospect for fusion. But, who >knows what the prospects for superelastic metals are for LENR, or >hydrino formation, until they are investigated? Superelastic metals >may provide an excellent matrix for support of implanted hydrino >catalysts for use in a hydrogen diffusing environment. The best >diffusion rate is likely obtained using a thin film, which >coincidentally is exactly what was found at Roswell. > >Best regards, > >Horace Heffner >http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/ > > > Regards,
Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/Project.html
