2018/09/18 by David G. Kolman, D. G. Kolman
Engineering · Materials Science · #Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties #High Temperature Alloys and Creep #Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals
paper · doi:10.5006/2904
crossref issued 2018/09/18 · crossref published 2018/09/18 · crossref published-online 2018/09/18 · openalex publication_date 2018/09/18 · crossref created 2018/09/19 · crossref published-print 2019/01/01 · crossref deposited 2025/03/18 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · crossref indexed 2026/07/27 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/02
Significant advances in the study of liquid metal embrittlement have occurred since 2000 but there have been few reviews of the liquid metal embrittlement literature since that time. This review discusses recent advances in modeling and testing. Specific solid–liquid systems (including steel exposed to molten lead–bismuth and aluminum–gallium) are reviewed. Relationships between various studies are considered and the need for careful test protocols is emphasized. The individual effects of wetting, crack initiation, and propagation are discussed. Mechanisms of liquid metal embrittlement including interatomic and mass transport-based phenomena are analyzed.