Modeling of the Inhibition-Mechanism Triggered by `Smartly' Sensed Interfacial Stress Corrosion and Cracking
Sudib K. Mishra1, J. K. Paik2, S. N. Atluri1
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.50, No.1, pp. 67-96, 2009, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2009.050.067
Abstract We present a simulation based study, by combining several models involving multiple time scales and physical processes, which govern the interfacial stress corrosion cracking (SCC) in grain boundaries, layered composites or bi-materials, and the mechanisms of inhibition using `smart' agents. The inhibiting agents described herein, automatically sense the initiation of damage, migrate to the sites and delay the corrosion kinetics involved in the process. The phenomenon of SCC is simulated using the lattice spring model (for the mechanical stresses), coupled with a finite difference model of diffusing species, causing the dissolution of the interfacial bonds.… More >