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A phase‐field framework for stress corrosion cracking prediction in elastoplastic metallic materials

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: To capture the stress corrosion cracking (SCC) in metallic materials, a phase‐field framework considering localized plastic deformation and stress states is established. A new function of critical energy release rate is proposed to describe the degradation of cracking resistance of materials in the SCC process. This proposed framework can reproduce SCC results consistent with experimental observations in C‐ring steel SCC tests, especially capturing the directionally characteristic of the cracks. Furthermore, the influences of localized plastic deformation and stress states on the SCC process are studied. This novel phase‐field framework can capture (1) the influences of coupled electricity, mechanics to the SCC mechanisms; (2) the contribution of plastic strain energy as the driving force for the phase‐field; (3) the potential and preferential crack initiation and propagation morphology within the complex stress and strain domain; and (4) the dependence of SCC rate and propagation direction on stress state and localized plastic deformation.

Source: Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures

DOI: 10.1111/ffe.14428

Authors: Yuan‐Zuo Wang, Zi‐Han Liu, Lu Yang, Xiu‐Li Du

Institution: Beijing University of Technology

Language: English

Topic: Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals

Subfield: Metals and Alloys

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Natural Science Foundation of China, Beijing Postdoctoral Science Foundation

Awards: G6802514085, G6946360368