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Technical objectives

TRANSFER – Additive manufacturing of stainless steels for hydrogen service

Contact

Nuria Fuertes

nuria.fuertes@swerim.se +46 (0)70 233 61 27

Tatiana Fedina

tatiana.fedina@swerim.se +46 (0)76 147 60 92

Technical objectives

  • Optimise stainless steel compositions to improve resistance to hydrogen embrittlement, including reduced reliance on nickel through alloy design. 
  • Develop and assess post-printing techniques to enhance surface integrity and reduce defects. 
  • Establish a robust comparison between additively manufactured and conventionally produced steels under hydrogen conditions. 
  • Understand the link between microstructure and hydrogen performance using advanced characterisation and modelling. 
  • Generate a database of material behaviour in hydrogen environments, including fatigue, fracture toughness and hydrogen uptake. 
  • Validate additively manufactured components at industrial scale under representative hydrogen service conditions. 
  • Develop guidelines for alloy selection, manufacturing routes and post-processing for hydrogen applications. 
  • Support sustainability by reducing material waste and improving resource efficiency. 
P-S-P methology

P-S-P methodology implemented in TRANSFER.