Fundamentals of Stress-Induced Diffusion: Theoretical Approach to Hydrogen Transport through Self-Stressed Electrode

Fundamentals of Stress-Induced Diffusion: Theoretical Approach to Hydrogen Transport through Self-Stressed Electrode

This article covers the fundamentals of stress-induced diffusion, focusing on the theoretical model for hydrogen transport through self-stressed electrode. First, the relationship between hydrogen diffusion and macroscopic deformation of the electrode specimen was briefly introduced, and then it was classified into the diffusion-elastic and elasto-diffusive phenomena. Next, the transport equation for the flux of hydrogen caused simultaneously by both the concentration gradient and the stress gradient was theoretically derived. Finally, stress-induced diffusion was discussed on the basis of the numerical solutions to the derived transport equation under the permeable and impermeable boundary conditions.