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Crack path in liquid metal embrittlement: experiments with steels and modeling

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10.3221/IGF-ESIS.35.29
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pages 250-259
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Abstract

We review the recent experimental clarification of the fracture path in Liquid Metal Embrittlement with austenitic and martensitic steels. Using state of the art characterization tools (Focused Ion Beam and Transmission Electron Microscopy) a clear understanding of crack path is emerging for these systems where a classical fractographic analysis fails to provide useful information. The main finding is that most of the cracking process takes place at grain boundaries, lath or mechanical twin boundaries while cleavage or plastic flow localization is rarely the observed fracture mode. Based on these experimental insights, we sketch an on-going modeling strategy for LME crack initiation and propagation at mesoscopic scale.

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APA

Auger, T., Hémery, S., Bourcier, M., Berdin, C., Martin, M., & Robertson, I. (2015). Crack path in liquid metal embrittlement: experiments with steels and modeling. Fracture and Structural Integrity, 10(35), pages 250–259. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.35.29

IEEE

T. Auger, S. Hémery, M. Bourcier, C. Berdin, M. Martin, and I. Robertson, “Crack path in liquid metal embrittlement: experiments with steels and modeling,” Fracture and Structural Integrity, vol. 10, no. 35, pp. pages 250–259, 2015, doi: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.35.29.

MLA

Auger, T., et al. “Crack path in liquid metal embrittlement: experiments with steels and modeling.” Fracture and Structural Integrity, vol. 10, no. 35, 2015, pp. pages 250–259. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.35.29.

Chicago

Auger, T., S. Hémery, M. Bourcier, C. Berdin, M. Martin, and I. Robertson. 2015. “Crack path in liquid metal embrittlement: experiments with steels and modeling.” Fracture and Structural Integrity 10 (35): pages 250–259. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.35.29.

Harvard

Auger, T., Hémery, S., Bourcier, M., Berdin, C., Martin, M. and Robertson, I. (2015) ‘Crack path in liquid metal embrittlement: experiments with steels and modeling’, Fracture and Structural Integrity, 10(35), pp. pages 250–259. doi: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.35.29.

Vancouver

Auger T, Hémery S, Bourcier M, Berdin C, Martin M, Robertson I. Crack path in liquid metal embrittlement: experiments with steels and modeling. Fracture and Structural Integrity. 2015;10(35):pages 250-259. doi:10.3221/IGF-ESIS.35.29

BibTeX

@article{auger2015, author = {Auger, T. and Hémery, S. and Bourcier, M. and Berdin, C. and Martin, M. and Robertson, I.}, title = {Crack path in liquid metal embrittlement: experiments with steels and modeling}, journal = {Fracture and Structural Integrity}, year = {2015}, volume = {10}, number = {35}, pages = {pages 250--259}, doi = {10.3221/IGF-ESIS.35.29}, url = {https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.35.29}, issn = {1971-8993} }

RIS

TY - JOUR AU - Auger, T. AU - Hémery, S. AU - Bourcier, M. AU - Berdin, C. AU - Martin, M. AU - Robertson, I. TI - Crack path in liquid metal embrittlement: experiments with steels and modeling JO - Fracture and Structural Integrity T2 - Fracture and Structural Integrity PY - 2015 DA - 2015/12/29 VL - 10 IS - 35 SP - pages 250 EP - 259 DO - 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.35.29 UR - https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.35.29 SN - 1971-8993 ER -

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