Projects

Summary

MODELAM deals with the critical problems associated with hydrogen embrittlement and fatigue in metal alloys – two phenomena that may give rise to cracking and breakage in components subjected to demanding mechanical and electrochemical conditions. These problems are especially relevant in sectors that depend on high-reliability components, such as offshore. To deal with this challenge, the consortium – comprising Azterlan, Ceit and Vicinay Marine Innovation— is developing a numerical model that is able to predict the onset of cracking and breakage in metal materials. The project seeks to overcome the limitations attached to current methods, which tend to require oversizing in terms of designs and costly testing, thus providing a more precise and competitive predictive tool. 

Objective

Develop an advanced numerical model that is able to predict the onset of cracking in metal alloys by taking the effects of fatigue and hydrogen embrittlement into account in an integrated way.  

Ceit’s role

Ceit is responsible for development of the theoretical model involving the onset of cracking owing to fatigue, which will subsequently incorporate the effect of hydrogen embrittlement.