Atomistic simulations of hydrogen embrittlement

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 9576-9584

  Matsumoto, Ryosuke ^a,b   Taketomi, Shinya ^a,b   Matsumoto, Sohei ^a   Miyazaki, Noriyuki ^a,b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atomistic simulation; Crack propagation; Dislocation; Hydrogen embrittlement; Molecular dynamics method; Molecular statics method

Indexed keywords

ATOMISTIC SIMULATION; ATOMISTIC SIMULATIONS; DISLOCATION MOTION; EDGE DISLOCATION; HYDROGEN ATOMS; HYDROGEN EFFECT; HYDROGEN TRAP; LOW HYDROGEN CONCENTRATION; MODE I CRACK; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS METHODS; MOLECULAR STATICS; MONOTONIC LOADING;

CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); HYDROGEN; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT;

EID: 71849105209     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.09.052     Document Type: Article

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