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A: Picking the wrong mechanism here gets you through commissioning and then cracks the shell months later, right under HSE observation. Oxygen plus degraded amine drives cracking rather than uniform wall loss, so corrosion allowance logic doesn't save you. Sulfidic and carbonic acid corrosion explain thinning, not cracking, and chloride pitting assumes a chloride source that isn't in the process envelope.

A: Choosing a high-strength grade looks tidy on paper and then fails by brittle cracking under pressure cycling. Dry hydrogen removes wet corrosion drivers, but atomic hydrogen still degrades toughness in stronger steels. CO2 corrosion and MIC need water, and high-temperature attack simply isn't active at ambient service.

A: Chasing the wrong cause here burns schedule while the stack degrades irreversibly. Dehydrated membranes raise ohmic losses, increase DP, and let oxygen leak into hydrogen. Poisoned catalysts or fouled cooling loops don't explain the pressure signal, and a downstream restriction doesn't drive voltage inside the stack.

A: Misreading this leads to the wrong trip logic and a wrecked compressor on day one. Surge happens before pressure relief acts, and the temperature and vibration spike fast enough to damage internals. Overpressure and releases are secondary, and lube oil issues come later if at all.