The effects of hydrogen on the deformation of a BCC Ti alloy surrounding na
noindentations are examined using scanning probe microscopy. The surface de
formation patterns surrounding indentations with 2600 ppm hydrogen are sign
ificantly less than with 140 ppm hydrogen. The reduced pileup is attributed
to hydrogen reducing the ability for cross slip to occur. (C) 2001 Acta Ma
terialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.