A phase field model to simulate crack initiation from pitting site in isotropic and anisotropic elastoplastic material

Abstract

A multiphysics phase field framework for coupled electrochemical and elastoplastic behaviors is presented, where the evolution of complex solid-electrolyte is described by the variation of the phase field variable with time. The solid-electrolyte interface kinetics nonlinearly depends on the thermodynamic driving force and can be accelerated by mechanical straining according to the film rupture-dissolution mechanism. A number of examples in two- and three- dimensions are demonstrated based on the finite element-based MOOSE framework. The model successfully captures the pit-to-crack transition under simultaneous electrochemical and mechanical effects. The crack initiation and growth has been demonstrated to depend on a variety of materials properties. The coupled corrosion and crystal plasticity framework also predict the crack initiation away from the perpendicular to the loading direction.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
May 10, 2023
Source ID
10.1088/1361-651x/acd132

Entities

People

  • Christian Matthew
  • Jie Song
  • Kevin Sangoi
  • Yao Fu

Organizations

  • National Science Foundation
  • Office of Naval Research

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.