Semiempirical, Quantum Mechanical Calculation of Hydrogen Embrittlement in Metals
- 25 April 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 50 (17) , 1285-1288
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.50.1285
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.Keywords
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