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Effect of hydrogen on materials

Effect of hydrogen on materials

Stress-strain curves of hollow samples filled with hydrogen or nitrogen, with an internal pressure of 70 bar, tested at a draw-off rate of 3.5 µm/min.
Stress-strain curves of hollow samples filled with hydrogen or nitrogen, with an internal pressure of 70 bar, tested at a draw-off rate of 3.5 µm/min.

Atomic hydrogen partly diffuses into materials during production and operation. If this results in degradation of the material properties, the term hydrogen embrittlement is used. The Fraunhofer IWM has set itself the task of better understanding and mastering such chemical processes and their consequences. For this purpose, a new laboratory for material qualification for hydrogen applications has now been set up.

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