Materials for H2 Environments

DFI’s research infrastructure includes:

1-     Mechanical testing laboratory: Universal testing machines up to 50 kN with hydrogen charging cell for in situ slow strain rate tensile testing , creep testing rigs with atmosphere control, wear testing in aqueous and high temperature environments, 4-point bending and acoustic emission analysis

2-     High temperature and aggressive environments facility: Isothermal and thermocyclic high temperature furnaces with full atmosphere control up to 30 bar, corresponding to the newest ISO standards, including customized atmosphere-controlled thermogravimetric balances (TGA)

3-     Hydrogen testing facilities: electrochemical hydrogen permeation measurement and testing facilities for single cell and short stack testing up to 1kW. Hydrogen analysis by hot melt extraction and thermal desorption analysis.

4-     Characterization facility: Scanning electron microscope (SEM) with energy dispersive analysis (EDX), Electron probe micro analysis (EPMA) with wavelength dispersive analysis (WDX), X-Ray diffraction (XRD, including Goebel mirror and high-temperature in situ analysis), Atomic Force Microscope (AFM,  with equipment for in-situ AFM), Scanning Kelvin Probe Microscopy and SECPM, Confocal Raman spectrometer with optional in situ spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Fluorescence microscopy with UV-Vis-spectroscopy, Classical and interference layer metallography, Spark emission spectrometer (OES), Nano-indenter (hardness measurement)