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Hydrogen Related Fracture of Metals

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Atomistics of Fracture

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The deleterious effects of hydrogen on the mechanical properties of metals are well known and have been extensively studied [1]. Despite the effort which has been placed on understanding these problems our mechanistic understanding is rudimentary at best. Part of the difficulty stems from the fact that the behavior of metals with hydrogen as a solute or in a gaseous hydrogen environment cannot be accounted for on the basis of a single fracture mechanism. A second major difficulty is that the effect of hydrogen on the basic parameters of fracture, the strength of the atomic bonding and the properties of dislocations is poorly understood. Despite these serious handicaps, we have made significant progress in recent years in identifying the important physical parameters of the problem, in adequately establishing the effects of hydrogen on some of these parameters and in beginning to develop a mechanistic understanding of fracture in a number of the metal-hydrogen systems. In this paper we will review some of the recent progress and attempt to highlight some of the outstanding problems which remain to be solved.

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Birnbaum, H.K. (1983). Hydrogen Related Fracture of Metals. In: Latanision, R.M., Pickens, J.R. (eds) Atomistics of Fracture. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3500-9_25

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