The dual role of coherent twin boundaries in hydrogen embrittlement

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Seita, Matteo ^a   Hanson, John P ^a   Gradečak, Silvija ^a   Demkowicz, Michael J ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; HYDROGEN; NICKEL;

ALLOY; CORROSION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRACK PROPAGATION; ENGINEERING; HYDROGEN; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COHERENT TWIN BOUNDARY; CORROSION; HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT; MECHANICS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; STRENGTH;

EID: 84923165722     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7164     Document Type: Article

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