Environmental effects on surface integrity – Archetypal Characterisation Challenge 2

Projects within ACC 2 Surface Integrity focus on how materials are affected by their environment, exemplified by phenomena such as hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion. In such phenomena, it is important to understand how materials interact with aggressive media, considering how surface structure and composition play a critical role in defining material responses. This ACC therefore uses in-situ methodologies for property and chemical analysis, and integrates techniques that provide real-time insights into degradation mechanisms. A major goal is to discover and refine new surface analysis methods that improve predictive modelling and guide the development of alloys with superior long-term performance.