Elastoplastically accommodated hydride formation and embrittlement

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1497-1520

  Lufrano, J ^a   Sofronis, P ^a   Birnbaum, H K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Embrittlement; Fracture; Hydride; Hydrogen

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ELASTOPLASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; HYDRIDES; STRAIN; STRESS CONCENTRATION; VOLUME FRACTION;

GRIFFITH FRACTURE CRITERION; HYDRIDE FORMATION;

HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT;

EID: 0032156176     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5096(98)00054-4     Document Type: Article

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