Latest Publications & Patents on Liquid Metal Embrittlement (LME)

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August 30, 2025

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More complex than just corrosion cracking, Liquid Metal Embrittlement (LME) is a phenomenon where certain ductile metals become brittle when exposed to specific liquid metals, leading to sudden and catastrophic failure under stress. This occurs through the rapid penetration of the liquid metal along the grain boundaries of the solid metal, thereby weakening interatomic bonds and facilitating crack initiation and propagation. LME is highly dependent on the combination of the solid and liquid metals involved, as well as factors like temperature and applied stress. Common industrial examples include the embrittlement of steel by liquid zinc or aluminum during hot-dip galvanizing processes.

This is our latest selection of worldwide publications and patents in english on Liquid Metal Embrittlement (LME), between many scientific online journals, classified and focused on liquid metal embrittlement, metal embrittlement, liquid metal, Ga-Al, liquid metal induced embrittlement, induced embrittlement, ductility loss, ductile-to-brittle, grain boundaries, mercury embrittlement, gallium embrittlement, Al-Ga, liquid gallium and aluminium gallium.

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Topics covered: Liquid Metal Embrittlement, LME, corrosion cracking, ductile metals, liquid metals, interatomic bonds, crack initiation, crack propagation, hot-dip galvanizing, grain boundaries, ductility loss, liquid metal induced embrittlement, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ASTM E8, ASTM E112, and ASTM E23..