Our group has unique facilities for materials processing and testing using well-controlled hydrogen atmosphere in a broad range of temperatures and pressures. We can expose any type of component (size limited) coming into contact during production or operation to defined temperature-pressure-time profiles.

High pressure autoclaves

  • Maximum pressure up to 530 bar
  • Temperature up to 650 C
  • Sample handling in inert gas atmosphere

Hydrogen – Differential thermal analysis (DTA)

  • Maximum pressure: 100 bar
  • Maximum temperature: 900 C
  • Sample handling in inert gas atmosphere

HDDR (Hydrogen Disproportionation Desorption Recombination) device

  • Furnace heating up to 900 C
  • Dynamic pressure control between 0.01 and 2 bar
  • Sample handling in inert gas atmosphere
  • Quenching from high temperature

evico-magnetics High Pressure Milling Vial

  • Reactive milling in hydrogen
  • High pressure (max. 150 bar)
  • In situ pressure, temperature monitoring system

Custom-made magnetic field assisted processing setup

  • 7 T in Oxford superconducting magnet
  • Temperatures up to 900 C
  • Pressures up to 10 bar