Mechanical Testing of Polymers in Pressurized Hydrogen: Tension, Creep and Ductile Fracture

The paper aims at characterizing some key features of the mechanical behavior of two semi-crystalline polymers in weakly pressurized hydrogen. The opportunity to use hydrogen as an alternative energy strengthens the need for reliable data on possible coupling effects between gas diffusion and mechanical properties, especially for safe design purpose. However, such effects have not been really quantified in polymers. In the present study, a...