Project description DEENESFRITPL Ensuring that corrosion resistance does not increase the brittleness of steels Metals remain an important structural material to meet the rigorous requirements of industries including aerospace, military, mining and automotive. In recent years, ultra-high-strength steels have been gaining traction. However, processes increasing the mechanical strength of a steel increase its susceptibility to hydrogen embrittlement, a degradation in properties due to the presence of hydrogen. Application of corrosion-resistant coatings is one technique linked to embrittlement. The EU-funded H2Free project will enhance our understanding of both the steels and the coatings to gain insight into hydrogen intake due to coating, creating opportunities to enhance the efficiency of processes that reduce it. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective One drawback associated to Ultra High Strength Steels (UHSS) coated components is the risk of hydrogen embrittlement (HE) and delayed hydrogen fracture of the part. This problem has been tackled by developing LHE (Low HE) processes and by applying a degassing stage. The standard degassing process is applied equally to the components regardless UHSS or coating composition/morphology. However, it is known that the nature and structure of both the base material and the coating have a great influence in the hydrogen intake and degassing efficiency. Thus, there is much room for improvement if a better understanding of the underlying phenomena of electrochemically deposited corrosion protection layers of UHSS parts on hydrogen degassing is achieved.As there are no experimental techniques to measure hydrogen content or HE in a specific part of a real component at an industrial environment, modelling and simulation approaches, developed with a strong experimental base, are expected to provide the keys to process improvement.The main objective of the H2Free project is to develop a practical guideline for hydrogen degassing of UHS-steels plated with LHE-Zn-Ni, with the aim of saving production costs and allowing Zn-Ni to overtake Cd coatings. The guideline will contain simple rules/formulas to provide criteria to design the degassing process, based on experimental data and on modelling to predict the hydrogen effusion in coated UHSS, the remaining hydrogen concentration in the components and so the probability of hydrogen embrittlement. With its digital approach, H2Free will accelerate materials modelling uptake into European industrial decision making and link all partners to central European materials modelling platforms and activities.The project brings together a strong consortium composed of 4 outstanding research centres and 2 SMEs with complementary profiles and large expertise, covering the special skills, capabilities and certification expected for the project. Fields of science engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and films Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.4. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Smart, Green And Integrated Transport Main Programme H2020-EU.3.4.5.6. - ITD Systems Topic(s) JTI-CS2-2020-CFP11-SYS-03-25 - Investigation and modelling of hydrogen effusion in electrochemically plated ultra-high-strength-steels used for landing gear structures Call for proposal H2020-CS2-CFP11-2020-01 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CS2-RIA - Research and Innovation action Coordinator FUNDACION CIDETEC Net EU contribution € 202 891,25 Address Paseo miramon 196 parque tecnologico de miramon 20014 San sebastian Spain See on map Region Noreste País Vasco Gipuzkoa Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM HEREON GMBH Germany Net EU contribution € 208 165,00 Address Max planck strasse 1 21502 Geesthacht See on map Region Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein Herzogtum Lauenburg Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 ELSYCA NV Belgium Net EU contribution € 250 650,00 Address Vaartdijk 3 bus 603 3018 Wijgmaal See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. 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Leuven Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 FUNDACION AZTERLAN Spain Net EU contribution € 160 485,00 Address Aliendalde 6 48200 Durango See on map Region Noreste País Vasco Bizkaia Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 ELECTROLESS HARD COAT SA Spain Net EU contribution € 42 593,75 Address Ctra sabadell a granollers km 11.4 nave 7 08185 Llica de vall See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FUR EISENFORSCHUNG GMBH Germany Net EU contribution € 135 112,50 Address Max planck strasse 1 40237 Dusseldorf See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Düsseldorf Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00