Generalised boundary conditions for hydrogen transport at crack tips


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Article
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Authors
Martínez-Pañeda, Emilio  ORCID logo  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1562-097X
Díaz, Andres 
Wright, Louise 
Turnbull, Alan 
Abstract

We present a generalised framework for resolving the electrochemistry-diffusion interface and modelling hydrogen transport near a crack tip. The adsorption and absorption kinetics are captured by means of Neumann-type generalised boundary conditions. The diffusion model includes the role of trapping, with a constant or evolving trap density, and the influence of the hydrostatic stress. Both conventional plasticity and strain gradient plasticity are used to model the mechanical behaviour of the solid. Notable differences are found in the estimated crack tip hydrogen concentrations when comparing with the common procedure of prescribing a constant hydrogen concentration at the crack surfaces.

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Keywords
cond-mat.mtrl-sci, cond-mat.mtrl-sci
Journal Title
Corrosion Science
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Journal ISSN
0010-938X
1879-0496
Volume Title
173
Publisher
Elsevier
Sponsorship
EPSRC (via Imperial College London) (EP/R010161/1)