US Patent Issued to POSCO on April 14 for "Steel material having excellent hydrogen embrittlement resistance and impact toughness and method for manufacturing" (South Korean Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,027, issued on April 14, was assigned to POSCO Co. LTD (Pohang-si, South Korea).

"Steel material having excellent hydrogen embrittlement resistance and impact toughness and method for manufacturing" was invented by Hyun-Je Sung (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A steel material is disclosed that exhibits improved hydrogen embrittlement resistance and high impact toughness despite a low-cost alloy system compared to conventional steel. The steel material can be advantageously applicable in the field using hydrogen such as hydrogen electric vehicles, hydrogen charging stations and the like, and a method for manufactur...