A materials guide is a necessary resource to develop codes and standards for stationary hydrogen use, hydrogen vehicles, refueling stations, and hydrogen transportation. Materials data is needed on deformation, fracture, fatigue, and impact loading of metals in environments relevant to the hydrogen economy infrastructure. The identification of hydrogen-affected material properties such as yield and tensile strengths, fracture toughness and threshold stress-intensity factors, fatigue crack growth rates and fatigue thresholds, and impact energy are considered high priorities to ensure the safe design of load-bearing structures.

Sandia is conducting an extensive review of reports and journal publications to gather existing materials data for inclusion in the Technical Reference for Hydrogen Compatibility of Materials.

The following table of contents outlines a living document with currently available and upcoming sections to be included in the Technical Reference. Each section may be viewed and printed separately by clicking on the code number below. An archival report issued by Sandia National Laboratories is also available by clicking the link below. This report (SAND2008-1163) will be revised occasionally (the current version includes all of the sections through January 2008).

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