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  • Continuum Mechanics
  • Materials Science
  • Physical Chemistry

Background:

  • Understanding the interplay between chemical potential and elastic properties is crucial for materials under specific environmental conditions.
  • Existing models often simplify the behavior of solids interacting with liquid phases.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the modification of solid elastic properties when maintaining chemical potential equilibrium with a melt.
  • To analyze the mechanical stability and behavior of hyper-compressible solids.

Main Methods:

  • Application of diffusion coupled deformation theory at the classical continuum mechanics level.
  • Modeling a two-phase, one-component system with a liquid reservoir and a solid phase.
  • Incorporation of non-linear shear elastic energy dependent on density for the solid.

Main Results:

  • Chemomechanical equilibrium with the liquid reservoir results in a zero bulk modulus for the solid.
  • The shear modulus of the solid remains finite, enabling it to support axial loads.
  • Density-dependent shear modulus leads to chemostriction, reducing the stressed solid's density.

Conclusions:

  • Solids in contact with liquid reservoirs can become hyper-compressible due to a zero bulk modulus.
  • Shear stress stabilizes these solids, allowing them to bear mechanical loads.
  • The study provides a theoretical framework for understanding chemostriction in materials.