A coupling loop between an existing cellular automaton framework and Abaqus, so that the mechanical stress field feeds back into the probability of electrochemical dissolution.
The loop
- Automated input file generation after a few automaton generations (5 to 10), meshing a 2D plate under lateral loading
- Static analysis and extraction of the nodal stresses
- Stresses correlated with the automaton cells to raise the local dissolution probability
- Corrosion propagation restarted — a mechanical stress ↔ electrochemical dissolution loop
- Studies of different ferritic and austenitic phase distributions as the initial grids for a run