Abstract
A new, semiempirical model of metals and impurities (embedded atom method) makes possible a static treatment of the brittle fracture of a transition metal in the presence of hydrogen. Results indicate that hydrogen can reduce the fracture stress in nickel.
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Materials scienceHydrogenHydrogen embrittlementImpurityBrittlenessTransition metalHydrogen atomNickelEmbrittlementMetalFracture (geology)QuantumAtom (system on chip)Environmental stress fractureMetallurgyComposite materialChemistryPhysicsCorrosionQuantum mechanics
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- 1983
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- 50
- Issue
- 17
- Pages
- 1285-1288
- Citations
- 2652
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Murray S. Daw,
M. I. Baskes
(1983).
Semiempirical, Quantum Mechanical Calculation of Hydrogen Embrittlement in Metals.
Physical Review Letters
, 50
(17)
, 1285-1288.
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.50.1285
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- DOI
- 10.1103/physrevlett.50.1285