Atomistic weak interaction criterion for the specificity of liquid metal embrittlement

Abstract Liquid metal embrittlement (LME) occurs in some solid–liquid metal elements’ couples (e.g., Fe-Zn and Al-Ga), called specificity. Although some material parameters like solubility and bonding energy were suggested as controlling factors, none could be attributed satisfactorily. Here we have...

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Main Authors: Masatake Yamaguchi, Tomohito Tsuru, Mitsuhiro Itakura, Eiji Abe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-10593-2