Título Computational modelling of hydrogen assisted fracture in polycrystalline materials
Autores VALVERDE GONZÁLEZ, ANGEL DE JESÚS, Martinez-Paneda, E. , Quintanas-Corominas, A. , Reinoso, J. , Paggi, M.
Publicación externa Si
Medio Int. J. Hydrog. Energy
Alcance Article
Naturaleza Científica
Cuartil JCR 1
Cuartil SJR 1
Impacto JCR 7.2
Impacto SJR 1.318
Fecha de publicacion 01/09/2022
ISI 000882980600009
DOI 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.07.117
Abstract We present a combined phase field and cohesive zone formulation for hydrogen embrittlement that resolves the polycrystalline microstructure of metals. Unlike previous studies, our deformation-diffusion-fracture modelling framework accounts for hydrogen-microstructure interactions and explicitly captures the interplay between bulk (transgranular) fracture and intergranular fracture, with the latter being facilitated by hydrogen through mechanisms such as grain boundary decohesion. We demonstrate the potential of the theoretical and computational formulation presented by simulating inter- and trans-granular cracking in relevant case studies. Firstly, verification calculations are conducted to show how the framework predicts the expected qualitative trends. Secondly, the model is used to simulate recent experiments on pure Ni and a Ni-Cu superalloy that have attracted particular interest. We show that the model is able to provide a good quantitative agreement with testing data and yields a mechanistic rationale for the experimental observations. (C) 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC.
Palabras clave Phase field; Hydrogen embrittlement; Cohesive zone model; Elasto-plastic fracture; Finite element method
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