On the Role of Stress, Strain and Diffusion in Dissolution - Condensation Mechanism of Liquid Metal Embrittlement

摘要

The models of liquid -metal embrittlement (LME) whichexplore the concept of fast stress/straininduced liquid phase diffusion as the major factor responsiblefor acceleration of subcritical cracks areoverviewed and refined. The models are used for furtheranalysis of several focus issues in the LMEkinetics.