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HyCoat webinar
What is HyCoat project?
Swerim is coordinating the HyCoat feasibility study project financed through the Impact Innovation programme. The HyCoat acronym stands for “Hydrogen Embrittlement and Corrosion Resistant Coatings for Ultra High Strength Automotive Steels”.
The aim of this project is to develop and design new coatings based on binary aluminium alloys and compare them with electrogalvanized (EG) coatings. Partners in this proposal are SSAB as supplier of ultra-high strength steels for automotive applications and the research institutes Swerim and RISE with expertise in HE, and corrosion exposure tests for automotive manufacturers. This project studies the possibility of using Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) as alternative deposition method with goal to achieve mitigation of the hydrogen embrittlement risk and maintaining good corrosion protection of the UHSS.
What is the aim of the webinar?
The aim of the webinar is to disseminate exclusively the obtain results of the project and attract the industry to take participation in the consortium for the follow up full scale proposal to Impact Innovation call. See the call here >
Date: May 23, 2025
Time: 10.00–11:30
Place: Teams
Program
10.00 Webinar opening | Nuria Fuertes, Swerim
10.00–10.10 UHSS in automotive application. Overview of UHSSs and challenges in production and service | Ulf Bexell and Caroline Klar Jaans, SSAB
10.10–10.20 HyCoat project overview | Birhan Sefer, Swerim
10.20–10.30 Characterisation of the PVD Al based coatings | Maria Paschalidou, Swerim
10.30–10.50 Corrosion protection of UHSS: EG Zn versus PVD Al based coatings | Dominique Thierry and Smita Gangaprasad Rao, RISE
10.50–11.10 Evaluation of hydrogen embrittlement susceptibility: EG Zn versus PVD Al based coatings | Birhan Sefer, Swerim and Sima Pashami, master student, KTH
11.10–11.20 Suggestion for full scale project Impact Innovation call | Birhan Sefer, Swerim
11.20–11.30 Q&A, discussion | All webinar participants
Registration
The webinar is free of charge, but you need to register to receive the Teams link, no later than May 21. Link to registration >
HyCoat webinar
The project is supported by Swedish Metals & Minerals (Impact Innovation), Vinnova, Swedish Energy Agency and Formas.
Swerim together with SSAB and RISE organize the webinar.