Fissuration multiple par corrosion sous contrainte : Modélisation du comportement mécanique par une méthode d'homogénéisation

Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) phenomenon is characterised by initiation and propagation of surface cracks frequently multiple. In order to model the mechanical behaviour of such materials we propose, as for composites, the use of homogenization techniques. Two materials are considered, first one corresponding to the cracked external volume and the second to the internal safe material. The cracked volume is considered as a two phase material, i.e., elastic matrix containing elliptical voids. The overall behaviour of the equivalent material is obtained applying the usual homogenization rules. Comparison between simulations and experimental results is done.