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Title: An in situ tensile test apparatus for polymers in high pressure hydrogen

Abstract

Degradation of material properties by high-pressure hydrogen is an important factor in determining the safety and reliability of materials used in high-pressure hydrogen storage and delivery. Hydrogen damage mechanisms have a time dependence that is linked to hydrogen outgassing after exposure to the hydrogen atmosphere that makes ex situ measurements of mechanical properties problematic. Designing in situ measurement instruments for high-pressure hydrogen is challenging due to known hydrogen incompatibility with many metals and standard high-power motor materials like Nd. Here we detail the design and operation of a solenoid based in situ tensile tester under high-pressure hydrogen environments up to 5,000 psi. Here, modulus data from high-density polyethylene (HDPE) samples tested under high-pressure hydrogen are also reported as compared to baseline measurements taken in air.

Authors:
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  1. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1167289
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1224266
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-102958
Journal ID: ISSN 0034-6748; RSINAK; HT0700000
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Review of Scientific Instruments
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 85; Journal Issue: 10; Journal ID: ISSN 0034-6748
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; hydrogen; in-situ; mechanical testing

Citation Formats

Alvine, Kyle J., Kafentzis, Tyler A., Pitman, Stan G., Johnson, Kenneth I., Skorski, Daniel C., Tucker, Joseph C., Roosendaal, Timothy J., and Dahl, Michael E. An in situ tensile test apparatus for polymers in high pressure hydrogen. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4899315.
Alvine, Kyle J., Kafentzis, Tyler A., Pitman, Stan G., Johnson, Kenneth I., Skorski, Daniel C., Tucker, Joseph C., Roosendaal, Timothy J., & Dahl, Michael E. An in situ tensile test apparatus for polymers in high pressure hydrogen. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4899315
Alvine, Kyle J., Kafentzis, Tyler A., Pitman, Stan G., Johnson, Kenneth I., Skorski, Daniel C., Tucker, Joseph C., Roosendaal, Timothy J., and Dahl, Michael E. 2014. "An in situ tensile test apparatus for polymers in high pressure hydrogen". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4899315. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1167289.
@article{osti_1167289,
title = {An in situ tensile test apparatus for polymers in high pressure hydrogen},
author = {Alvine, Kyle J. and Kafentzis, Tyler A. and Pitman, Stan G. and Johnson, Kenneth I. and Skorski, Daniel C. and Tucker, Joseph C. and Roosendaal, Timothy J. and Dahl, Michael E.},
abstractNote = {Degradation of material properties by high-pressure hydrogen is an important factor in determining the safety and reliability of materials used in high-pressure hydrogen storage and delivery. Hydrogen damage mechanisms have a time dependence that is linked to hydrogen outgassing after exposure to the hydrogen atmosphere that makes ex situ measurements of mechanical properties problematic. Designing in situ measurement instruments for high-pressure hydrogen is challenging due to known hydrogen incompatibility with many metals and standard high-power motor materials like Nd. Here we detail the design and operation of a solenoid based in situ tensile tester under high-pressure hydrogen environments up to 5,000 psi. Here, modulus data from high-density polyethylene (HDPE) samples tested under high-pressure hydrogen are also reported as compared to baseline measurements taken in air.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4899315},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1167289}, journal = {Review of Scientific Instruments},
issn = {0034-6748},
number = 10,
volume = 85,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Oct 31 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Fri Oct 31 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}

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