Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWMLifetime Concepts for Hydrogen Applications
- Assessment of damage mechanisms in components; Development of corrective measures
- Providing evidence of hydrogen brittleness
- Selection, qualification and characterization of materials for hydrogen applications
- Residual stress optimization to avoid cold crack formation of welding joins
- Assistance in avoiding hydrogen brittleness in additive manufacturing processes
- Optimization of degassing heat treatments, e.g. after galvanic coating
- Optimization of welding and heat treatment processes
- Development of new protective layers against hydrogen
- Suitability of lubricants in rolling bearings, key term: “white etching cracks”
- Support of complex development projects in the area of hydrogen technology, e.g. Power-to-Gas (P2G) and hydrogen as an energy carrier