Environment-Assisted Cracking
A special issue of Corrosion and Materials Degradation (ISSN 2624-5558).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 61
Special Issue Editor
Interests: corrosion and protection of metals; electrochemistry of corrosion; environment-assisted cracking; hydrogen embrittlement; biomaterials; failure analysis
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Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is dedicated to the environment-assisted cracking (EAC). In EAC, the phenomenon that takes place occurs due to the synergistic action of the environment on a susceptible material under tensile loading. Stress corrosion cracking (SCC), hydrogen embrittlement (HE), and corrosion fatigue (CF) are the most known aspects of EAC. EAC phenomena cause the formation of cracks that propagate due to the combined action of stress and environment, with a risk of structural components rupturing even at loads much lower than the tensile strength. Many alloys can present stress corrosion phenomena in a specific environment, involving complex mechanisms created by the synergic action of the specific environment and mechanical stress. Many studies have been conducted on these issues over the past few years, without reach definitive knowledge of all the possible forms. In addition, new production technologies, like additive manufacturing, require the qualification of new produced materials for the uses for which they are intended.
The aim of this Special Issue on EAC is to expand the knowledge on stress corrosion cracking of materials and all its aspects, from modelling and mechanisms to the qualification of new materials.
Full papers, communications, and reviews are welcome for submission.
Prof. Dr. Marina Cabrini
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- environment-assisted cracking
- stress corrosion cracking
- hydrogen embrittlement
- hydrogen diffusion
- corrosion fatigue
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