TY - CONF A1 - Bayat, Mehmet E. A1 - Huber, C. A1 - Kipphardt, Heinrich A1 - Tiebe, Carlo A1 - Engelhard, Carsten T1 - Towards a sensor-based methodology to determine online calorific values of H2-enriched natural gases in the grid N2 - The German National Hydrogen Strategy (NWS) envisions a transition towards a hydrogen-based energy grid. However, due to the material incompatibility of existing pipeline infrastructure for amounts of hydrogen higher than 10 cmol/mol, many system components of the existing grid must be replaced with significant costs and considerable time investments. Given these constraints, the admixture of hydrogen into natural gas (NG) to create a hydrogen-enriched NG blend has been designated as a transitional technology. The NWS supports this approach on a regional and time-limited basis, but clearly states that it is not intended as a permanent solution. Nevertheless, the conversion to a fully hydrogen-based grid is expected to take several decades. During this transitional phase, precise process analytical monitoring of hydrogen amounts in the NG blend is essential to ensure both energy efficiency via calorific value control and operational safety. These procedures require cost-effective, robust, and reliable sensor technologies capable of real-time, in situ/on-site quantification of hydrogen amounts in NG. In response to this need, we have advanced a physical sensing approach utilizing an oscillating cantilever in collaboration with Truedyne Sensor AG. This sensor system enables quantification of hydrogen amounts, direct calorific value determination as well as display of beneficial gas properties, like density, viscosity, and thermal conductivity. Moreover, the enhanced cantilever system enables direct physical sensing and can also be operated in a quasi-binary mode. We performed comparative evaluations against two benchmark sensor systems to validate the developed technology. One utilizes chemical sensing, and the other operates on thermal conductivity measurements for hydrogen quantification. Through standardized testing, we demonstrated that the cantilever-based sensor offers both high effectiveness and competitive performance compared to current state-of-the-art technologies for accurate hydrogen detection in natural gas and precise determination of its calorific value. T2 - Gas Analysis 2026 CY - Paris, France DA - 27.01.2026 KW - Hydrogen KW - Natural Gas KW - Sensor KW - Calorific Value KW - Grid PY - 2026 AN - OPUS4-65505 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Grimault de Freitas, Tomás T1 - Hollow Specimen Method for Tests in High-Pressure Hydrogen Gas: The TransHyDE - H2HohlZug Project N2 - As the world moves towards a decarbonised economy, the demand for sustainable and low-carbon alternatives is growing rapidly. Hydrogen has an important role to play in this transition, but in order to make the most of hydrogen as an energy carrier, a comprehensive understanding of its impact on the integrity of structural materials is necessary. Metallic materials, mainly steels, are the most commonly used structural materials in various components throughout the hydrogen supply chain. Ensuring their sustainable and safe use in hydrogen technologies is a crucial factor in the development of the hydrogen economy. This is particularly important since hydrogen can promote crack formation and ultimately lead to premature failure in these materials when combined with mechanical load. This process is commonly known as Hydrogen Embrittlement and can occur in almost all the steels used for the hydrogen technologies. Extensive materials qualification is required for the rapid implementation of hydrogen technologies, however, most accepted, and standardised test methods for determining the effect of gaseous hydrogen on metallic materials describe complex and costly procedures that are only available to a very limited extent worldwide. The hollow specimen technique is a simple and economical method that has the potential to overcome the limitations of the current methods and complement them for qualifying metallic materials under high-pressure hydrogen gas. Unlike the conventional autoclave technique, this method requires significantly lower amounts of hydrogen, resulting in fewer safety measures and no need for complex equipment or a specialised laboratory. The technique's low investment and testing costs, simple operation, and shorter testing time make it an optimal for widespread use around the world, thereby increasing the output of results. Initial studies have demonstrated the feasibility of assessing hydrogen effects in metallic materials using the hollow specimen technique. This led to the establishment of an ISO committee to standardise the method. However, there are open questions that currently prevent the technique from being standardised for hydrogen testing. These open questions relate to specimen geometry, inner hole surface and gas quality and are being addressed in the H2HohlZug project, of which the overall aim is to systematically close the gaps towards a standard. This contribution presents the structure and milestones of the project, followed by initial results. T2 - TransHyDE Vollversammlung 2025 CY - Leipzig, Germany DA - 26.11.2025 KW - Hydrogen KW - Hydrogen Embrittlement KW - Hollow Specimen Technique KW - High-Pressure Gaseous Hydrogen KW - TransHyDE KW - H2HohlZug KW - Standardisation PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64938 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - El Harrab, Hayat A1 - Askar, Enis A1 - Franken, T. A1 - Mauss, F. T1 - Experimental and Kinetic Study of Lubrication Oil Composition on Hydrogen Auto-Ignition N2 - Hydrogen internal combustion engines (H₂ ICEs) present a promising alternative to conventional fuels, but they face challenges such as pre-ignition, where lubricating oils play a critical role. This study investigates the auto-ignition behavior of two base oils — Group II (mineral) and Group V (Ester) — and three formulated oils (Oils A, B, and C) at 20 bar using a heated constant-volume autoclave. Oil A and Oil B share a Group II (mineral) base, with Oil A containing lower levels of calcium-based detergents and higher levels of phosphorus-based antioxidants compared to Oil B. In contrast, Oil C is formulated with a Group V (ester) base oil, incorporating magnesium-calcium detergents. The auto-ignition temperature was measured in both air and stoichiometric hydrogen-air mixtures to assess the influence of oil composition, additives, and hydrogen addition on ignition characteristics. Results show that hydrogen’s AIT at 20 bar is 460°C but drops to 270°C with the addition of 0.2 ml of base oil. Base oils exhibited similar AITs in air (260°C) and hydrogen-air mixtures (270°C), with reactivity differences linked to molecular composition — ester (Group V) displayed lower reactivity compared to mineral oil (Group II). Formulated oils demonstrated slightly higher AITs (up to 290°C), where phosphorus-based additives reduced reactivity, while lower calcium content further slowed ignition. Among the tested oils, the ester-based oil with a mixture of calcium and magnesium detergents exhibited the lowest reactivity, making it a promising candidate for hydrogen engines. Additionally, reduced oxygen availability increased AIT by 10°C and prolonged ignition delay. A chemical analysis was also performed to evaluate the ignition properties of Group II (mineral) and Group V (ester) oils under varying temperatures. These findings highlight the impact of lubricant composition on pre-ignition behavior in H₂ ICEs, offering valuable insights for optimizing lubricant formulations. T2 - 12th European Combustion Meeting CY - Edinburgh, United Kingdom DA - 07.04.2025 KW - Hydrogen KW - Pre-Ignition KW - Group V Ester Oil KW - Auto-Ignition Temperature KW - Additive Effects KW - Ignition Delay Time KW - Group II Mineral Oil KW - Lubricating Oil PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64761 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bayat, Mehmet A1 - Kipphardt, Heinrich A1 - Tiebe, Carlo A1 - Engelhard, Carsten T1 - Effect of Trace Humidity on Trace Ammonia Quantification N2 - Hydrogen is receiving growing attention as a promising medium for energy storage and transportation. Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells are a key technology for energy conversion from hydrogen. However, high purity hydrogen is required for this technology, as described in standards such as ISO 14687:2019. A critical impurity that impairs PEM efficiency is ammonia, for which a limit value of 100 nmol/mol applies. In addition, the maximum amount of humidity is specified with 5 µmol/mol. The presence of humidity in hydrogen at levels up to 50 times higher than ammonia raises the critical question of whether ammonia can still be quantified accurately in the lower nmol/mol range without interference from water. In addition, the general question arises as to whether the critical analyte, ammonia, can still be detected at all, given the expected surface effects at such amounts of trace humidity. In this work, we describe the influence of trace humidity on the surface behavior of adsorbed ammonia on stainless steel. Samples with ammonia at approximately 100 nmol/mol in hydrogen, with trace humidity levels ranging from 3 µmol/mol to 10 µmol/mol, were carefully prepared using dynamic mixing. Humidification was conducted using an advanced saturation method. These samples were investigated under atmospheric conditions using low pressure sampling Optical Feedback Cavity Enhanced Absorption Spectroscopy (OFCEAS). From the observed time-dependent signals, kinetics were determined and analyzed, yielding insights on the strength of the adsorption behavior of the analytes. T2 - ANAKON 2025 CY - Leipzig, Germany DA - 10.03.2025 KW - OF-CEAS KW - Hydrogen KW - Ammonia KW - Water KW - Humidity KW - Kinetics KW - Adsorption PY - 2025 UR - https://veranstaltungen.gdch.de/microsite/index.cfm?l=11713&sp_id=2&selSiteID=vplanner AN - OPUS4-64046 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Nguyen, Ngoc Tam Thi T1 - Polymer Matrix Composite (PMC) piping for hydrogen applications N2 - A significant step towards achieving climate neutrality in the European Union (EU) by 2050 is the conversion of the energy supply to renewable energy sources. The availability of hydrogen (H₂) as a flexible energy source in sufficient quantities is currently a central challenge. At present, hydrogen is mainly produced from fossil fuels such as natural gas, while water electrolysis only contributes 4% of total production. Less than 0.1 % of global production comes from renewable energy sources [IRE20, NN17]. Compared to the production of grey hydrogen, the production of green hydrogen with PEM electrolysers is still associated with high costs. Reducing the procurement and production costs of PEM electrolysers is therefore a key factor in realising the goals of the EU's hydrogen strategy. Around 50 % of the system costs are attributable to the system peripherals, meaning that savings can be achieved through the standardisation of system components and the use of more cost-efficient materials [Tja17, IRE20]. Currently, cost-intensive steel materials are used to guide media systems and cooling circuits in the plant periphery. Substitution by polymer materials offers a high cost-saving potential due to automated production processes and simple joining techniques. In the collaborative project ‘PolyH2Pipe’, which is being carried out by the Institute of Plastics Processing in Industry and Craft (IKV), the Welding and Joining Institute (ISF) and BAM-5.3, continuous fibre-reinforced thermoplastic (TP-FR) pipe systems are being designed, joining techniques developed and the requirements for the media piping validated. The objective of the research project is to conduct preparatory measures to initiate market launch activities for large-scale production of TP-FR media pipes for H2 electrolyser and fuel cell systems. In the context of the poster presentation, the overarching project and the BAM sub-project will be presented with initial test results. T2 - 29. Nationales SAMPE Symposium CY - Aachen, Germany DA - 02.04.2025 KW - Hydrogen KW - Polymer Matrix Composites KW - Electrolyser KW - Piping PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63133 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Kröll, Mirco T1 - Harmonized testing in hydrogen N2 - In this study, the tribological performance of conventional and alternative polymer compounds for compressors was investigated in gaseous hydrogen using several tribometers. The compounds used were a commercial PEEK matrix with 10 wt.% each of PTFE, graphite, and short carbon fibres (Polytron), a PPS matrix with 10 wt.% each of PTFE and graphite (MOCOM), and an experimental PA12 matrix with PTFE, chamically coupled with an oleyl alcohol, as additive (supplied by the polymer research institute IPF). For all compounds a steel counter disc (type 316L / 1.4404) with a lapped surface finish was used in a cylinder-on-disc setup. Next to the tribological performance of the polymer compounds in hydrogen atmosphere, a strong focus of the work was to compare the results obtained with different tribometer setups. The tests were carried out with three different tribometers at two institutions. The challenge to compare and harmonise equipment, procedures, test and evaluation methods was an important part of the study. This includes the determination of the wear volumes of the polymeric cylinders with different wear analysis workflows. Furthermore, selected results of the wear and the resulting change in the contact geometry were compared with an FEM simulation and an analytical model. T2 - 25th International Conference of Wear of Materials CY - Sitges, Spain DA - 14.04.2025 KW - Standardisation KW - Harmonisation KW - Hydrogen KW - Polymers KW - Wear KW - Coefficient of Friction KW - Interlaboratory comparison KW - Tribometer PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-62992 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Erxleben, Kjell T1 - Assessment of in-service welding conditions for pressurized hydrogen pipelines via component test N2 - Hydrogen is the energy carrier of tomorrow for a fossil-free future. This requires a reliable transport infrastructure capable of transporting large quantities of hydrogen. In addition to the construction of new pipelines, the conversion of existing natural gas (NG) networks is an essential part of global hydrogen strategies. The transport of hydrogen is fundamentally different from that of NG, as hydrogen can be absorbed into the pipeline material. Given the known effects of hydrogen embrittlement, the compatibility of the materials for the proposed pipelines (typically low alloy steels in a wide range of strengths and thicknesses) must be investigated. However, pipelines require frequent maintenance, repair, or the need to install additional outlets. In some cases, it is necessary to perform welding on or to the pipelines while they are in-service, i.e. with active gas flow under high pressure. This in-service welding poses challenges for hydrogen operations in terms of additional hydrogen absorption during welding and material compatibility. The challenge can be roughly divided into the possible austenitization of the inner pipe material exposed to hydrogen, which can lead to sufficient hydrogen absorption, and the welding itself, which causes an increased temperature range. Both lead to a significant increase in hydrogen solubility of the respective materials compared to room temperature. In this context, knowledge about welding on hydrogen pipelines is scarce due to the lack of operational experience. Fundamental experimental investigations are required to investigate the transferability from natural gas to hydrogen pipeline networks. For this reason, the present study presents a specially designed demonstrator concept for the realistic assessment of the welding process conditions. The demonstrator was designed ex-post sample extraction for quantification of the absorbed hydrogen concentration. For safety reasons, the required volume of pressurized hydrogen was limited by inserting a solid cylinder. Welding experiments on the DN50 and DN200 pressurized demonstrators showed an increased hydrogen uptake in the welded area of several ppm. T2 - Materials Week/Steel Innovation CY - Frankfurt am Main, Germany DA - 02.04.2025 KW - In-service KW - Hydrogen KW - Pipeline KW - Repair welding KW - Component test PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-62941 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Richter, Matthias T1 - Primary References for the Determination of Sulphur Impurities in Hydrogen N2 - Fuel cell electric vehicles are expanding quickly from light-duty to heavy-duty applications, such as buses or trucks. Hydrogen fuel quality needs to comply with ISO 14687:2025 to avoid any harmful impact on the vehicles. Total sulphur is one of the most impactful contaminants to a fuel cell system and has a threshold of 4 nmol/mol. In the European Partnership for Metrology (EPM) project Met4H2, BAM together with VSL, the National Metrology Institute of the Netherlands, developed novel gaseous primary reference materials (PRM) to improve the accuracy of the analysis of 7 sulphur compounds (hydrogen sulphide, carbonyl sulphide, methyl mercaptan, ethyl mercaptan, dimethyl sulphide, diethyl sulphide, and tetrahydrothiophene) for the quality control of hydrogen as fuel gas at this challenging amount fraction. These PRM were cross-validated using thermal desorption gas chromatography with a sulphur chemiluminescence detector (TD-GC/SCD). The results are presented and limits discussed. T2 - Joint workshop EMN for Energy Gases CY - Delft, Netherlands DA - 26.03.2025 KW - Sulphur impurities KW - Hydrogen KW - GC/SCD KW - Reference gas standards PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-62818 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Grimault de Freitas, Tomás A1 - Konert, Florian A1 - Nietzke, Jonathan A1 - Krzysch, Zephanja A1 - Böllinghaus, Thomas A1 - Michler, Thorsten A1 - Wackermann, Ken A1 - Oesterlin, Heiner A1 - Tlili, Mohamed A1 - Puthur, Alen A1 - Elsen-Humberg, Stephan A1 - Koenigs, Timo A1 - Ruchti, Peter A1 - Systermans, Thomas A1 - Sobol, Oded T1 - Hollow Specimen Method for Tests in High-Pressure Hydrogen Gas: The Role of Strain-Rate and Surface Quality N2 - The feasibility of the method for slow strain tensile tests has been demonstrated in several studies, leading to the establishment of the ISO/TC 164/SC 1/WG 9 ISO committee for its standardisation. Questions have emerged during this process, that currently prevent the method from being standardised for hydrogen testing. These questions relate to specimen geometry, specimen manufacturing and gas quality and are being systematically addressed in the TransHyDE-H2HohlZug project. The first results addressing the questions regarding specimen manufacturing are presented in this poster. T2 - TrasnsHyDE Abschlusskonferenz CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 25.03.2025 KW - Hydrogen KW - Hydrogen Embrittlement KW - Hollow Specimen Technique KW - High-Pressure Gaseous Hydrogen KW - TransHyDE KW - H2HohlZug PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-62809 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Grimault de Freitas, Tomás T1 - Hollow Specimen Method for Tests in High-Pressure Hydrogen Gas: The TransHyDE - H2HohlZug Project N2 - The feasibility of the method for slow strain tensile tests has been demonstrated in several studies, leading to the establishment of the ISO/TC 164/SC 1/WG 9 ISO committee for its standardisation. Questions have emerged during this process, that currently prevent the method from being standardised for hydrogen testing. These questions relate to specimen geometry, specimen manufacturing and gas quality and are being systematically addressed in the TransHyDE-H2HohlZug project. T2 - TrasnsHyDE Abschlusskonferenz CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 25.03.2025 KW - Hydrogen KW - Hydrogen Embrittlement KW - Hollow Specimen Technique KW - High-Pressure Gaseous Hydrogen KW - TransHyDE PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-62807 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Theiler, Geraldine T1 - Effect of temperature on the friction behaviour of rubber materials in hydrogen N2 - Safety and reliability are the major challenges to face for the development and acceptance of hydrogen technology. It is therefore crucial to study deeply material compatibility, in particular for tribological components that are directly in contact with hydrogen. Some of the most critical parts are sealing components that face high risk of damage due variation of pressure, temperature and mechanical stress. In this study, the friction and wear behaviour of several rubber materials was evaluated in hydrogen environment at ambient and low temperature. Tests were performed against 316L disks in a reciprocation motion. Results reveal that the hydrogen affects the friction and wear behaviour of most materials. The friction mechanism is dominated by deformation for most rubber materials at ambient temperature while sliding occurs at low temperature due to the increased hardness of the rubbers. T2 - Polytrib 2024 CY - Portorož, Slovenia DA - 03.10.2024 KW - Reciprocating sliding KW - Rubber materials KW - Hydrogen KW - Low temperature PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-62019 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Grimault de Freitas, Tomás T1 - Hollow Specimen Method for Tests in High-Pressure Hydrogen Gas: The Role of Geometry, Surface Quality and Gas Purity N2 - The hollow specimen technique is a simple and cost-effective method that has the potential to make materials qualification with pressurised gaseous hydrogen widely accessible to academia and industry. The feasibility of this method for slow strain tensile tests has been demonstrated in several studies, leading to the establishment of the ISO/TC 164/SC 1/WG 9 ISO committee for its standardisation. Questions have emerged during this process, that currently prevent the method from being standardised for hydrogen testing. These questions relate to specimen geometry, specimen manufacturing and gas quality and are being systematically addressed in the TransHyDE-H2HohlZug project. The first results are presented in this poster. T2 - TransHyDE Vollversammlung 2024 CY - Leipzig, Germany DA - 27.11.2024 KW - Hydrogen KW - Hydrogen Embrittlement KW - Hollow Specimen Technique KW - High-Pressure Gaseous Hydrogen KW - Austenitic Stainless Steel KW - TransHyDE KW - H2HohlZug PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-61847 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Heimann, Jan T1 - Innovative Real-Time Monitoring of H2 Pressure Vessels for Enhanced Safety and Reliability N2 - The significantly increased number of pressure vessels for storage and transport of H2 makes periodic manual inspections virtually impossible. Structural health monitoring enables proactive maintenance, extends the vessel’s lifespan, and ensures compliance with regulations, all while minimizing operational risks and downtime. T2 - QI-Digital Forum 2024 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 09.10.2024 KW - Structural Health Monitoring KW - Pressure Vessel KW - Hydrogen KW - Reliability KW - Quality Infrastructure KW - Demonstrator PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-61485 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Namwoonde, Andreas Sheuyange T1 - Polymer Composites Under Continuous and Reciprocating Sliding Conditions In Hydrogen N2 - The implementation of hydrogen as an alternative energy source to fossil fuels necessitates the use of compatible materials for safety purposes, and thermoplastics are widely utilized in this context. The application of polymers in gaseous and liquid hydrogen environments requires careful consideration of their tribological performance, as the operating environment is dramatically different from ambient conditions. Friction, wear, and lubrication are crucial factors to consider in this regard. Researchers have investigated various strategies to enhance the tribological performance of polymers in hydrogen environments, including modifying the composition and structure of polymers by incorporating fillers to improve their friction and wear resistance. The tribological properties of polymer composites based on matrices of PEEK, PPS, and PI have been mostly investigated using the continuous sliding test method, and the results indicate that these materials are suitable candidates for tribological applications in both gaseous and liquid hydrogen. This project explores the tribological properties of related polymer composites in hydrogen using continuous and reciprocating motion with a pin-on-disc testing method. T2 - Polytrib2024 CY - Portorož, Slovenia DA - 03.10.2024 KW - Polymers KW - Friction KW - Wear KW - Tribological behaviour KW - Hydrogen PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-61378 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - El Harrab, Hayat T1 - Evaluation of the Impact of Lubricating Oil on Pre-Ignition of Hydrogen for Engine Relevant Conditions N2 - A successful transition to clean energy depends on ensuring that the world's growing energy needs are met while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Achieving this goal requires the use of carbon-free energy sources. Many utilities have already begun the shift from conventional carbon-based fuels to cleaner alternatives, such as hydrogen. However, numerous challenges persist regarding the use of hydrogen in internal combustion engines. The use of hydrogen in engines, which have extremely lower ignition energy, has raised concerns about the risk of pre-ignition due to the undesirable presence of lubricating oil during combustion. Due to its low auto-ignition temperature, lubricating oil is widely regarded as the main cause of abnormal combustion. To verify and understand the potential influence of lubricating oil on hydrogen reactivity, the auto-ignition temperature was measured using a constant volume reactor. Auto-ignition was identified by a sudden increase in pressure combined with a rapid rise in temperature. The experimental results verified that the addition of 0.2 ml lubricating oil to stoichiometric hydrogen-air mixtures at 20 bar reduced the auto-ignition temperature from 460°C to 270°C, reducing the ignition temperature by 190K. Moreover, the auto-ignition temperature of oil showed a decreasing trend as the initial amount of oil increased, indicating that the ignition process mainly occurs by vaporization. T2 - CI’s 40th International Symposium - Emphasizing Energy Transition CY - Milan, Italy DA - 24.07.2024 KW - Hydrogen KW - Lubricating oil KW - Auto-ignition temperature KW - Internal combustion engines and pre-ignition PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-61373 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ekici, Nilsah T1 - SHIMMER project: safe hydrogen injection modelling and management for european gas network resilience N2 - To accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy while exploiting existing infrastructure, hydrogen can be injected to the natural gas network. However, many technical and regulatory gaps should be closed, and adaptations and investments made to ensure that multi-gas networks across Europe will be able to operate in a reliable and safe way while providing a highly controllable gas quality and required energy demand. The SHIMMER project aims to enable a higher integration and safer hydrogen injection management in multi-gas networks by contributing to the knowledge and better understanding of hydrogen projects, their risks, and opportunities. T2 - EGATEC 2024 CY - Hamburg, Germany DA - 18.06.2024 KW - Hydrogen KW - Gas grid KW - Database KW - Low-carbon PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60519 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Drexler, Andreas A1 - Konert, Florian T1 - Hydrogen Solubility in Steels – What is the Role of Microstructure? N2 - Hydrogen gas plays a key role in the European energy transition strategy. When transmitting and storing compressed hydrogen gas, safety is one of the most important conditions. With increasing hydrogen pressure and temperature, more hydrogen is absorbed by the steel components, such as pipelines or valves, and may lead to embrittlement. Although, a deep understanding of microstructure on the hydrogen solubility in steels is missing. Classical Sieverts’ law is only valid at high temperatures and low gas pressures. For that purpose, new theory is presented, which explains the role of microstructure on hydrogen solubility. Hydrogen trapping at microstructural defects is a thermally activated mechanism and causes an increase of the hydrogen solubility with decreasing temperatures. This mechanism has to be considered in cryogenic applications, such liquid or compressed hydrogen storage. T2 - EPRI Workshop on Hydrogen Embrittlement 2024 CY - Oxford, UK DA - 23.06.2024 KW - Hydrogen KW - Sieverts’ law KW - Hydrogen solubility in steels KW - Hydrogen trapping PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60477 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Konert, Florian T1 - Evaluation of hydrogen effect on hardened and annealed 100Cr6 steel N2 - The use of hydrogen demands high safety requirements, since hydrogen can be absorbed by metallic materials and may cause hydrogen embrittlement (HE) under certain conditions. Slow strain rate (SSR) tensile testing is a widespread method to quantify the hydrogen-induced ductility loss of alloys. Here, the hollow specimen technique was used to evaluate the effect of 150 bar hydrogen on the tensile properties of solution annealed and hardened 100Cr6 steel, which is a common material for bearing systems. This technique reduces the required amount of hydrogen and minimizes the duration and costs of the tests performed compared to in-situ tensile tests in autoclaves. T2 - EPRI Workshop on Hydrogen Embrittlement 2024 CY - Oxford, UK DA - 23.06.2024 KW - Hydrogen KW - Hydrogen Embrittlement KW - Hollow Specimen Technique KW - 100Cr6 PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60476 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Nietzke, Jonathan T1 - Influence of strain rate on the effect of hydrogen in pre-charged 316L stainless steel: A comparison of conventional and hollow specimen testing N2 - The growing demand for hydrogen requires an expansion of testing capabilities to assess the performance of metallic materials under hydrogen exposure. Considering only gaseous atmospheres, there is a variety of in-situ and ex-situ methods used to investigate the material behavior while or after exposed to hydrogen, respectively. Among these methods, a more conservative one is the in-situ testing at slow strain rates (SSRT) using conventional tensile specimens. While results obtained by a conservative procedure may be more applicable in many cases than those of ex-situ experiments, the tests are quite demanding, leading to limited testing capacities and high costs, especially for very slow strain rates. A possible solution that can enable in-situ testing at relatively low cost is the hollow specimen technique which gained increasing interest in the last decade. The main reasons are the minimal volume of hydrogen required and the elimination of a high-pressure hydrogen autoclave leading to significantly lower costs and enabling more laboratories worldwide to perform these tests. However, interpreting results from hollow specimens, especially when compared to conventional ones, remains a significant challenge. To address this, an experimental study was conducted using conventional and hollow specimens, both uncharged and pre-charged. Pre-charging was achieved using pure hydrogen (5.0, i.e. 99.999 %) at 100 bar and 300 °C for around 21 days. In order to obtain suitable reference specimens, other specimens were stored in argon at 100 bar and 300 °C for the same period of time. The tests were performed at various strain rates, down to 1E-6 1/s. While these ex-situ experiments are not directly comparable to in-situ tests with both types of specimens, they do provide some insights into the differences between the results of hollow and conventional specimens. Therefore, the elongation at fracture and reduction of area (RA) were compared, among other aspects. In addition, fractographical analyses were carried out using SEM images. Elongation at fracture was not significantly affected by hydrogen in conventional specimens, but it was slightly reduced in hollow specimens. RA, on the other hand, was lower for tests with hydrogen in both types of specimens across all strain rates. Moreover, the strain rate did not appear to influence hydrogen embrittlement in conventional specimens whereas in hollow specimens, tests conducted at higher strain rates (1E-4 1/s) showed a greater impact of hydrogen on elongation at fracture than those at lower strain rates (1E-6 1/s), which is contrary to the typical expectation. These findings suggest that the influence of hydrogen differs between conventional and hollow specimens, possibly due to factors such as surface roughness and differing stress states. However, further experiments are needed to fully understand these differences, including in-situ experiments to understand potential differences in hydrogen absorption between the two specimen types. T2 - EPRI Workshop on Hydrogen Embrittlement CY - Oxford, England, United Kingdom DA - 23.06.2024 KW - Stainless steel KW - Hollow specimen KW - Pre-charging KW - Hydrogen PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60494 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bernardy, Christopher A1 - Konert, Florian A1 - Popiela, Bartosz A1 - Sarif, Raduan T1 - H2Safety@BAM: Competence Center for safe hydrogen technologies N2 - Presentation of the competence center H2Safety@BAM at the European PhD Hydrogen Conference 2024 in Ghent, Belgium. T2 - European PhD Hydrogen Conference 2024 (EPHyC2024) CY - Ghent, Belgium DA - 20.03.2024 KW - H2safety KW - Hydrogen KW - Safety KW - Competence center PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-59756 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Nietzke, Jonathan T1 - Performance of Conventional and Additive Manufactured Austenitic Stainless Steels under Gaseous Hydrogen Environment using in-situ Hollow Specimen Technique N2 - Hydrogen and its derivatives (e.g. ammonia) are considered as a suitable energy carrier in the future supply of renewable energy. Hydrogen transportation systems require pipes, valves and fittings, among other components. In this sense, austenitic stainless steels are commonly used structural materials for pure hydrogen applications. Stable austenitic alloys, like AISI 316L, are often assumed to be practically unsusceptible to hydrogen embrittlement. At the same time, a number of studies show the influence of hydrogen even in 316L under some circumstances. Some other studies state that this embrittlement could be avoided by using steel grades with a higher nickel equivalent which contributes to a more stable austenitic phase. Nonetheless, 316L is widely used in hydrogen atmospheres since many years because of lower costs and positive practical experience. For these reasons, not only 316L but also 304 could be further utilized by identifying the exact constraints. With increasing demand for components regarding hydrogen applications, additive manufacturing technologies are getting increasingly important complementary to conventional manufacturing. In the context of additive manufacturing, 316L is a common material as well. The manufacturing process offers great advantages due to higher freedoms in design and the possibility for customized components in small batches. For example, valves with improved flow characteristics and reduced component weight can be produced. Nevertheless, there is still lack of experience and experimental results concerning additively manufactured parts under hydrogen service. Therefore, the influence on the material properties for additively manufactured parts in hydrogen environments needs to be further investigated. In the present work, slow strain rate testing (SSRT) has been applied using hollow specimens. This testing procedure allows to perform practicable and faster in-situ tests in comparison to tests in autoclaves and investigate the influence of hydrogen on the mechanical properties. Conventional AISI 304 and 316L specimens as well as additively manufactured 316L specimens were tested at room temperature and a pressure of 200 bar. Elongation at fracture and relative reduction of area (RRA) have been used to evaluate the influence of hydrogen. It is shown that the influence of hydrogen is more pronounced in 304 than in 316L. Furthermore, potentially influencing factors such as surface roughness, microstructure and porosity are discussed. T2 - International Hydrogen Conference CY - Park City, Utah, USA DA - 17.09.2023 KW - Hydrogen KW - Hollow Specimen Technique KW - Additive Manufacturing KW - Austenitic Steels PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58776 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Jaunich, Matthias T1 - Comparison of ageing behaviour of O-ring seals under hydrogen and air N2 - Elastomeric seals are essential components in the infrastructure which prevent leakage of gas and proper function of technical devices and are therefore highly safety relevant. For proper function a remaining resilience and tolerance to pressure changes is required. The ageing of elastomers is an undesirable but inevitable process leading to a limited lifetime of rubber products such as seals. Independent of the application, as e.g. automotive, piping or container applications, a long lifetime or at least a timely exchange of a seal before occurrence of critical failure is desired. Hydrogen is a key element for the energy turnaround and therefore the compatibility of seals with hydrogen is essential. In addition to the effect of hydrogen uptake and release, which might also cause destructive effects such as rapid gas decompression, ageing at high temperature under hydrogen atmosphere is of interest too. Most of the existing work is addressing the performance of new materials and comprises only very limited investigations concerning long-term use and the behaviour of aged materials in contact with hydrogen. As ageing can lead to substantial changes of material properties, it must be evaluated whether these changes are beneficial or deteriorating for the component function. In this work we present and compare results of the characterisation of three sealing materials (EPDM, HNBR, FKM) after ageing at high temperature under hydrogen and air. Despite the common assumption that ageing under hydrogen atmosphere should be less severe for the material in comparison to air ageing, this is not the case for every material. T2 - RubberCon 2023 CY - Edinburgh, Scotland DA - 09.05.2023 KW - Hydrogen KW - Ageing KW - Seal PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58178 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Konert, Florian A1 - Nietzke, Jonathan T1 - Application of an in-situ H2Test Method N2 - The degradation effect of hydrogen on the mechanical properties of steels is well known, but still not sufficiently understood. The fast and safe market ramp up of hydrogen technologies makes it evident to evaluate a wider understanding of this topic. In general it is often described as hydrogen embrittlement. Therefore it is desirable to achieve a test method which is able to provide material properties under hydrogen atmosphere in an easy way. Currently mechanical tests under hydrogen atmosphere are executed in autoclaves. For this technique complex hardware is needed, therefore tests are expensive and test capacities are only available in a small scale. The shown test method promises a trendsetting approach for reducing costs and machine time by using hollow specimen. T2 - 4th International Conference on Metals and Hydrogen - Steely & Hydrogen 2022 CY - Ghent, Belgium DA - 11.10.2022 KW - Hydrogen KW - Hollow specimen KW - In-situ KW - Test procedure PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-56032 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Nietzke, Jonathan A1 - Konert, Florian T1 - Experimental and numerical characterization of hydrogen diffusion in thick-walled submerged arc welded joint of S420G2+M offshore steel grade N2 - Offshore wind turbines are an important goal in national energy strategies worldwide. Foundation structures are manufactured from submerged arc welded (SAW) plates with thicknesses up to 200 mm. In that connection, high-strength steels like the S420G2+M are more and more applied offering the possibility for increased stability and load-bearing capacity of the foundations. These offshore steel grades can show a susceptibility for delayed hydrogen assisted cold cracking of the weld joints. For that purpose, a minimum waiting time (MWT) of up to 48 h (dependent on applied standards) is recommended before non-destructive testing is allowed and conducted. But this concept is based on older steel grades that have been used for three or more decades. Nowadays, the metallurgical improvements (clean steels, proper rolling, and heat treatment) of base materials and well as welding consumables must be anticipated. Hence, the MWT concept should be critically discussed as it is assumed to be very conservative. For that reason, the focus of this study was to investigate the diffusion behavior in S420G2+M steel and its multi-layer SAW joint. Electrochemical permeation experiments were carried at room temperature. Boundary conditions were anticipated in terms of using different sample thicknesses. From the experimental data, hydrogen diffusion coefficients and absorbed diffusible hydrogen concentrations had been calculated. It was shown that hydrogen diffusion in the base material is increased compared to the weld metal. In addition, the sample thickness had a significant on the calculated diffusion coefficients. The minimum and maximum diffusion coefficients had been used for numerical modelling of the hydrogen diffusion in the welding joint. It became clear that a MWT must be always regarded together with a critical initial diffusible hydrogen concentration for the evaluation of a possible delayed cracking as diffusion times were mostly > 48 h due to the thick plates. T2 - 4th International Conference on Metals and Hydrogen - Steely & Hydrogen 2022 CY - Ghent, Belgium DA - 11.10.2022 KW - Hydrogen KW - Submerged arc welding KW - Minimum Waiting Time KW - Cold Cracking KW - Offshore steel grade PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-56008 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Nattuveettil, Keerthana A1 - Brunner, Nanine A1 - Tiebe, Carlo A1 - Melzer, Michael A1 - Johann, Sergej A1 - Neumann, Patrick P. A1 - Bartholmai, Matthias T1 - Einsatz von Sensortechnologien an einer Wasserstofftankstelle als Beitrag zur digitalen Qualitätsinfrastruktur T1 - Use of sensor technologies at hydrogen test platform as a part of QI Digital N2 - Die Optimierung und Validierung des digitalen Wasserstofftankstellenmanagements mit Sensortechnologien ist das übergeordnete Ziel des Teilprojekts Digitale Qualitätsinfrastruktur mit Sensortechnologien (QIST) am Use Case H2, im Rahmen der digitalen Qualitätsinfrastruktur (QI digital[1]). Hierfür sollen u.a. Sensornetzwerke mit digital-gestützten Auswertungsstrategien intelligent gestaltet werden (Stichwort KI bzw. digitaler Zwilling). Verschiedene, sich ergänzende Sensoren, Systemkomponenten und KI-Methoden stehen als Bausteine intelligenter Sensorsysteme zur Verfügung, mit dem Zweck, die physikalischen und chemischen Parameter an und in Anlagen umfassend und effizient zu überwachen sowie Fehlfunktionen zuverlässig zu detektieren und zu interpretieren, Abbildung 1. Konkrete Arbeitsschritte sind, nach dem Aufbau der Versuchsplattform „Wasserstofftankstelle“, die Instrumentierung von Sensorik und deren digitale Integration in das Tankstellenmanagementsystem sowie die Validierung im Realbetrieb. Die somit erzielten Messergebisse sowie die Messunsicherheiten, Historien und Verfahren werden in digitaler Form aufbereitet, gespeichert und fortlaufend in die KI-basierte Datenauswertung einbezogen, inkl. der Anbindung an die metrologische Rückführungskette. Ziele sind: • Einführung eines neuen messtechnischen Ansatzes und eines digitalen Zwillings für den Anwendungsfall "Wasserstofftankstelle" auf Basis der H2-Sensorik sowie der Zustandsgrößen Druck und Temperatur • Qualitätssicherung durch Applikationen zuverlässiger Gassensorik, Manometer und Thermometer sowie KI-Methoden zur Prozesskontrolle und Detektion von Fehlfunktionen • Nutzung von digitalen Kalibrierscheinen (DCCs) insbesondere für die Messgröße Temperatur zur Realisierung der metrologischen Rückführung in einer digitalen Qualitätsinfrastruktur T2 - Sensorik für die Digitalisierung chemischer Produktionsanlagen CY - Frankfurt a. M., Germany DA - 13.06.2022 KW - QI Digital KW - H2Safety@BAM KW - Wasserstoff KW - Hydrogen KW - Sensorik KW - Digitalisierung KW - Digitalisation PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-55399 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Theiler, Geraldine A1 - Gradt, Thomas T1 - Benchmarking of polymer materials for tribological applications in hydrogen N2 - The focus of this study is to evaluate the influence of hydrogen on the friction and wear behavior of a wide range of polymer materials. Thereby, the tribological performance of filled und unfilled polymers from different suppliers were compared at room temperature in air and hydrogen gas (H2) as well as in liquid hydrogen at -235°C (LH2). T2 - 23rd International Conference on Wear of Materials CY - Online meeting DA - 26.04.2021 KW - Polymers KW - Hydrogen KW - Friction KW - Wear PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-52651 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Sobol, Oded T1 - Sputtering derived artefacts in austenitic steel during Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry analyses N2 - Among the very few techniques to localize hydrogen (H) at the microscale in steels, Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) was proven to be a reliable tool. The necessity to detect hydrogen stems from its deleterious effects in metals, that are often used as structural components and to obtain better understanding of the underlying metallurgical mechanisms of hydrogen embrittlement (HE) which are still unclear. Austenitic stainless steels are nowadays commonly used in a wide variety of application, from hydrogen transport and storage facilities to petrochemical and offshore applications where they are exposed to aggressive environments and therefore prone to HE. One of the greater risks in the austenitic class is the embrittlement of the material due to the instability of the γ austenite and its transformation into a brittle α martensitic phase. This transformation takes place due to the local stresses that are induced by the uptake of hydrogen during service. Nonetheless, it was shown that this transformation can occur as an artefact during SIMS analysis itself where Cs-sputtering is necessary not only to remove surface contaminations but mainly to enhance H/D secondary ion yield. In the following contribution we show the influence of different sputtering conditions on AISI 304L austenitic stainless steel in order to distinguish the artefact from the hydrogen induced transformation. The material was charged electrochemically in a deuterium based electrolyte. Deuterium (D) must be in these experiments as a replacement for hydrogen which cannot be used because adsorbed hydrogen superimposes hydrogen originating from charging the sample in the SIMS images. ToF-SIMS analyses were conducted by ToF SIMS IV (IONTOF GmbH, Münster, Germany). The experiments were carried out on deuterium charged and non-charged samples. The structural characterization was carried out by SEM and EBSD examinations before and after charging, both with a Leo Gemeni 1530VP field-emission scanning electron microscope and a Zeiss Supra 40 instrument (Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH, Oberkochen, Germany). The results showed that the use of 1keV Cs+ beam induces stacking faults while higher sputter beam energies results in γ→α transformation. T2 - SIMS Europe 2018 CY - Münster, Germany DA - 16.09.2018 KW - Austenitic steel KW - Hydrogen KW - ToF-SIMS KW - Artefact PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-46701 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Röhsler, Andreas T1 - Analysis of deuterium in austenitic stainless steel AISI 304L by Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry N2 - Due to their excellent combination of ductility, strength and corrosive resistance, austenitic stainless steels (ASS) are widely used in many industrial applications. Thus, these steel grades can be found as structural components in the (petro-)chemical industry, in offshore applications and more recent for storage and transport of hydrogen fuel. Steels employed for these applications are exposed to aggressive environments and hydrogen containing media. The ingress and accumulation of hydrogen into the microstructure is commonly observed during service leading to a phenomenon called “hydrogen embrittlement”. A loss in ductility and strength, the formation of cracks and phase transformations are typical features of this hydrogen-induced degradation of mechanical properties. Although, great efforts are made to understanding hydrogen embrittlement, there is an ongoing debate of the underlying mechanisms. This knowledge is crucial for the safe use and durability of components on the one side and the development of new materials on the other. Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) was proven to be a powerful tool for depicting the distribution of the hydrogen isotope deuterium in the microstructure of austenitic and duplex steels. The combination with imaging techniques such as electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), delivering structural and morphological information, creates a comprehensive picture of the hydrogen/deuterium-induced effects in the materials. All the gathered data is treated with principal component analysis (PCA) and data fusion to enhance the depth of information. The mobility of hydrogen and deuterium in a steel microstructure is affected by external mechanical stress. To investigate the behaviour of deuterium in a strained microstructure, a new in situ experimental approach was developed. This gives the possibility of analysing samples in the SIMS instrument simultaneously to four-point-bending-tests. Specimens made from ASS AISI 304L were electrochemically charged with deuterium instead of hydrogen. This necessity stems from the difficulty to separate between artificially charged hydrogen and hydrogen existing in the pristine material or adsorbed from the rest gas in the analysis chamber. Nonetheless, similar diffusion, permeation and solubility data allow to draw qualitative conclusions from the experiments, which are relevant for the application addressed. T2 - SIMS Europe 2018 CY - Münster, Germany DA - 16.09.2018 KW - Hydrogen KW - Deuterium KW - Austenitic stainless steel KW - SIMS PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-46029 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Röhsler, Andreas T1 - In-situ observation of the hydrogen behaviour in austenitic stainless steel by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry during mechanical loading N2 - The reduction of harmful emissions to the environment is one of the most urgent challenges of our time. To achieve this goal, it is inevitable to shift from using fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. Within this transition, hydrogen can play a key role serving as fuel in transportation and as means for energy storage. The storage and transport of hydrogen using austenitic stainless steels as the infrastructure, as well as the use of these grades in hydrogen containing aggressive environments, remains problematic. The degradation of the mechanical properties and the possibility of phase transformation by ingress and accumulation of hydrogen are the main drawbacks. Advanced studies of the behaviour of hydrogen in austenite is necessary to fully understand the occurring damage processes. This knowledge is crucial for the safe use of components in industry and transportation facilities of hydrogen. A powerful tool for depicting the distribution of hydrogen in steels, with high accuracy and resolution, is time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS). We here present a comprehensive research on the hydrogen degradation processes in AISI 304L based on electrochemical charging and subsequent ToF-SIMS experiments. To obtain furthermore information about the structural composition and cracking behaviour, electron-backscattered diffraction (EBSD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were performed afterwards. All the gathered data was treated employing data fusion, thus creating a thorough portrait of hydrogen diffusion and its damaging effects in AISI 304L. Specimens were charged with deuterium instead of hydrogen. This necessity stems from the difficulty to separate between artificially charged hydrogen and traces existing in the material or adsorbed from the rest gas in the analysis chamber. Similar diffusion and permeation behaviour, as well as solubility, allow nonetheless to draw onclusions from the experiments. T2 - International Conference on Metals and Hydrogen; Steely Hydrogen 2018 CY - Ghent, Belgium DA - 29.05.2018 KW - Hydrogen KW - Deuterium KW - ToF-SIMS KW - AISI 304L PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-45079 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schaupp, Thomas T1 - Hydrogen distribution in multi-layer welds of steel S960QL N2 - High-strength low-alloyed (HSLA) steels with yield strength ≥ 690 MPa have increasing im-portance in steel construction and civil engineering. However, weld processing of those steels is a major challenge. The susceptibility for degradation of mechanical properties of weld joints sig-nificantly increases in presence of hydrogen and can result in hydrogen assisted cracking (HAC). Generally, risk for HAC increases with increasing yield strength of HSLA steels. To min-imize the incidence of HAC, it is essential to gain knowledge about both the (1) absorbed hydro-gen amount and its distribution in the weld seam and (2) options to lower the amount of intro-duced hydrogen. Existing standards recommend heat treatment procedures (interpass tempera-ture or post weld heat treatment) to reduce the diffusible hydrogen concentration in weldments. In this context, different weld seam geometries should be considered. For HSLA steel fabrication weld processing with seam opening angles of 45° to 60° is typical. Modern weld technologies allow welding with seam opening angles of 30° - reduced welding time and costs. In the present study, the hydrogen distribution in multi-layer welds of a 960 MPa HSLA steel was analysed. Influence of different seam opening angles as well as heat input, interpass temperature and post weld heat treatments were investigated. The welded samples were quenched in ice water imme-diately after welding and subsequently stored in liquid nitrogen. After defined warming up, small specimens were machined from the weld seam by water jet cutting. The diffusible hydrogen concentration was measured by carrier gas hot extraction with coupled mass spectrometer. The results showed, that low heat input and post weld heat treatment procedures can lower hydrogen concentrations in welds. Furthermore, a gradient of the hydrogen concentration was identified with increasing weld pool depth. By varying the seam opening angles different hydrogen concen-trations were measured. T2 - 3rd International Conference on Metals & Hydrogen CY - Ghent, Belgium DA - 29.05.2018 KW - Hydrogen KW - Welding KW - High-strength steels KW - Heat treatment KW - Carrier gas hot extraction PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-45076 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Griesche, Axel T1 - Hydrogen in Iron visualized in 3D by neutron tomography N2 - Presented are neutron tomographies on hydrogen charged iron samples. T2 - RACIRI Summer School 2015 CY - Sellin, Rügen, Germany DA - 22.08.2015 KW - Tomographie KW - Wasserstoff KW - Neutronen KW - Hydrogen KW - Neutron KW - Tomography PY - 2014 AN - OPUS4-44838 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Röhsler, Andreas T1 - The use of time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry for the investigation of hydrogen-induced effects in austenitic steel AISI 304L N2 - In the course of the energy transformation from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, the use of hydrogen as fuel and energy storage can play a key role. This presents new challenges to industry and scientific community alike. The storage and transport of hydrogen, which is nowadays mainly realised by austenitic stainless steels, remains problematic. That is due to the degradation of mechanical properties and the possibility of phase transformation by hydrogen diffusion and accumulation. Development of materials and technologies requires a fundamental understanding of these degradation processes. Therefore, studying the behaviour of hydrogen in austenitic steel contributes to an understanding of the damage processes which is crucial for both life assessment and safe use of components in industry and transportation. As one of the few tools that is capable of depicting the distribution of hydrogen in steels, time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) was conducted after electrochemical charging. To obtain furthermore information about the structural composition and cracking behaviour, electron-backscattered diffraction (EBSD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were performed. Gathered data of chemical composition and topography was treated employing data fusion, thus creating a comprehensive portrait of hydrogen-induced effects in the austenite grade AISI 304L. Specimens were electrochemically charged with deuterium instead of hydrogen. This arises from the difficulties to distinguish between artificially charged hydrogen and traces existing in the material or the rest gas in the analysis chamber. Similar diffusion and permeation behaviour, as well as solubility, allow nonetheless to draw conclusions from the experiments. T2 - SIMS21 CY - Krakau, Poland DA - 11.09.2017 KW - Austenitic stainless steel KW - ToF-SIMS KW - Hydrogen PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-42315 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Müller, Ralf T1 - Hydrogen permeability of glass measured by VHE-MS powder methods N2 - Glasses are can serve as exceptionally tight hydrogen barriers e.g. used for hydrogen storage in micro glass containers or cover glasses in micro electronic systems. Respective glass development, however, requires precise measurements of minimal hydrogen permeability, PH2. Recent studies showed that PH2 can be measured down to 2 10-21 mol s-1 Pa-1m-1 by means of Vacuum Hot Extraction (VHE) powder methods [1]. In this respect the isothermal gas release from glass powder particles is fitted in terms of classical diffusion models assuming spherical particles of uniform size thus obtaining the hydrogen diffusion coefficient, DH2. PH2 is then given by D H2 × S H2, where hydrogen solubility, SH2, is obtained from VHE studies of glass powders exposed to hydrogen atmosphere for different exposure time and hydrogen pressure. Measurements of minimal values of hydrogen permeability, however, require a careful evaluation and error discussion of this method. Against that background, we modeled hydrogen degassing during heating and subsequent isothermal annealing of glass powder particles of different shape and particle size distribution by means of COMSOL Multiphysics® [2] and verified related effects on DH2 obtained by the VHE powder method. T2 - SGT Centenary Conference, & ESG 2016 CY - Sheffield, UK DA - 4.9.2016 KW - Glass KW - Hydrogen KW - Permeability KW - Storage PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-38307 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Rhode, Michael T1 - Hydrogen in Welded Microstructures of T24 Steel: Effect on Mechanical Properties and Corresponding Hydrogen Diffusion N2 - Low-alloyed CrMoV steels, such as T24, are widely used for welded components in fossil power stations due to their excellent creep-strength. Spectacular failure cases in the recent years exhibited severe cracking in T24 welds. The results showed that hydrogen-assisted cracking (HAC) occurring up to 200 degree Celsius cannot be excluded. Hence, a basic understanding is necessary on how hydrogen affects the material properties of welded microstructures. In this regard, each weld microstructure (HAZ and weld metal) has influence on the HAC susceptibility and respective hydrogen diffusion. Thus, the present contribution summarizes different results obtained from experiments with grades T24 (CrMoV alloy) and T22 (CrMo) and thermally simulated HAZ. Tensile tests were conducted with hydrogen charged specimens and compared to hydrogen-assisted stress corrosion cracking results obtained from slow strain rate tests (SSRT) up to 200 degree Celsius. Electrochemical permeation and degassing experiments were performed to identify a particular weld microstructure influence on hydrogen diffusion and trapping (especially in the HAZ). The results showed that T24 base material has improved resistance to hydrogen-assisted degradation/cracking. In contrast, the as-welded HAZ had remarkably increased susceptibility (tesnile tests at hydrogen concentration of 1 to 2 ppm). SSRT experiments confirmed this at elevated temperatures for both the T24 and the T22. Hence, the evaluation of a particular degradation of the mechanical properties should be performed independently for each weld microstructure. In addition, the HAZ showed decreased diffusion coefficients (at room temperature) of approximately one magnitude compared to the base materials. Trapped hydrogen was determined in the T24 at temperatures up to 120 degree Celsius compared to 75 degree Celsius in the T22. This has to be considered in case of changing operational temperatures, e.g. in the case of start-up and shutdown processes of boiler components. T2 - 10th Conference on Trends in Welding Research CY - Tokyo, Japan DA - 11.10.2016 KW - Degradation of Mechanical Properties KW - Hydrogen KW - Creep-resistant Steel KW - Weld Joint KW - Diffusion PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-37827 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Rhode, Michael T1 - Influence of Experimental Conditions and Calculation Method on Hydrogen Diffusion Coefficient Evaluation at Elevated Temperatures N2 - Hydrogen-assisted cracking (HAC) represents a significant failure risk for (high strength) creep resistant low-alloyed steel components in fossil-fired power plant applications at temperatures of up to and above 200 °C. This particularly applies to respective start-up and shut-down processes associated with alternating service-conditions in terms of load flexible power plants. For quantitative determination of localized crack critical hydrogen concentrations, the temperature dependent hydrogen diffusion coefficients have to be determined as exactly as possible. However, available literature provides a wide range of hydrogen diffusion coefficients for low alloyed steels with similar microstructures. Additionally, the available diffusion data seem not to be very reliable and their scatter increases with decreasing temperature. One reason is that the experimental boundary conditions can have a major impact on the determination of respective effective diffusion coefficients. Hence, the scope of this study is to evaluate the influence of the experimental boundary conditions on the derived diffusion coefficients. In addition, different methods for calculating diffusion coefficients are discussed. To elucidate such influences and to draw a line to practical application, the diffusion and trapping behavior in the creep resistant steel 7CrMoVTiB10 10 has been studied. For such purpose, hydrogen charged specimens were isothermally degassed at different temperatures using carrier gas hot extraction (CGHE). Based on experimental data, a numerical model has been developed by which the hydrogen transport behavior and the respective hydrogen distribution during CGHE can be assessed. It is demonstrated that the specimen heating rate has a large influence on the calculated diffusion coefficients under assumption of isothermal degassing which elsewhere has been underestimated in the assessment of diffusion data in creep-resistant steels. The numerical results suggest that calculation methods for diffusion coefficients are limited if compared to experimental results. It also turned out that the sample preparation time before CGHE can enormously influence determined diffusion coefficients. Consequently, non-homogeneous hydrogen concentration profiles have to be anticipated in the simulations to arrive at characteristic effusion curves consistent to respective CGHE experiments. In turn, validated diffusion coefficients are now available for the low-alloyed Cr-Mo-V steel, which can be helpful to calculate appropriate hydrogen removal heat treatment procedures. T2 - Project Meeting CAStLE CY - Colorado Springs, CO, USA DA - 07.09.2016 KW - Hydrogen KW - Diffusion Coefficient KW - Elevated Temperatures KW - Numerical Modeling KW - Carrier Gas Hot Extraction PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-37408 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Rhode, Michael A1 - Mente, Tobias A1 - Böllinghaus, Thomas T1 - Modeling of hydrogen-assisted cracking (HAC) in duplex stainless steels (DSS) N2 - Modeling of Hydrogen-Assisted Cracking (HAC) in Duplex Stainless Steels (DSS): - Hydrogen causes significant degradation in DSS and consequently HAC - Mechanisms of HAC have not been fully understood in two-phase microstructures - Mesoscale numerical modeling for HAC in DSS was created, coupled to the macroscale, enabling simulation of HAC in both phases independent from predefined crack paths T2 - International Hydrogen Conference - Material Performance in Hydrogen Environments CY - Jackson Lake Lodge, Moran, Wyoming, USA DA - 11.09.2016 KW - Hydrogen KW - Numerical modeling KW - Duplex stainless steel KW - Hydrogen assisted cracking PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-37404 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -