---
_id: '67394'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: "<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title>\r\n                  <jats:p>Pitting corrosion
    is a critical durability concern for mechanically joined sheet metal components
    commonly used in automotive and industrial applications. The narrow interfacial
    gaps created during mechanical joining—typically of tens to hundreds of micrometers—lead
    to highly localized chemical environments with nonuniform distributions of chloride
    ions, hydroxide ions, and oxygen. These micro-environmental variations strongly
    influence pit initiation and growth, however, their impact on joint performance
    remains insufficiently quantified. The present numerical study investigates the
    sensitivity of pitting corrosion to local chemical conditions using a phase-field
    modeling framework. Systematic parameter variations are performed to examine how
    different electrolyte compositions affect pit evolution within joint interfaces.
    The results provide insight into corrosion-driven degradation mechanisms in mechanically
    joined assemblies and support future efforts to integrate corrosion modeling into
    the performance prediction of sheet metal components.</jats:p>"
article_number: '153'
author:
- first_name: Chin
  full_name: Chen, Chin
  id: '114741'
  last_name: Chen
- first_name: Martin
  full_name: Hofmann, Martin
  last_name: Hofmann
- first_name: Thomas
  full_name: Wallmersperger, Thomas
  last_name: Wallmersperger
citation:
  ama: Chen C, Hofmann M, Wallmersperger T. Numerical Investigation of Pitting Corrosion
    in Mechanically Jointed Components. <i>Transactions of the Indian Institute of
    Metals</i>. 2026;79(6). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-026-03894-x">10.1007/s12666-026-03894-x</a>
  apa: Chen, C., Hofmann, M., &#38; Wallmersperger, T. (2026). Numerical Investigation
    of Pitting Corrosion in Mechanically Jointed Components. <i>Transactions of the
    Indian Institute of Metals</i>, <i>79</i>(6), Article 153. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-026-03894-x">https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-026-03894-x</a>
  bibtex: '@article{Chen_Hofmann_Wallmersperger_2026, title={Numerical Investigation
    of Pitting Corrosion in Mechanically Jointed Components}, volume={79}, DOI={<a
    href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-026-03894-x">10.1007/s12666-026-03894-x</a>},
    number={6153}, journal={Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals}, publisher={Springer
    Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Chen, Chin and Hofmann, Martin and Wallmersperger,
    Thomas}, year={2026} }'
  chicago: Chen, Chin, Martin Hofmann, and Thomas Wallmersperger. “Numerical Investigation
    of Pitting Corrosion in Mechanically Jointed Components.” <i>Transactions of the
    Indian Institute of Metals</i> 79, no. 6 (2026). <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-026-03894-x">https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-026-03894-x</a>.
  ieee: 'C. Chen, M. Hofmann, and T. Wallmersperger, “Numerical Investigation of Pitting
    Corrosion in Mechanically Jointed Components,” <i>Transactions of the Indian Institute
    of Metals</i>, vol. 79, no. 6, Art. no. 153, 2026, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-026-03894-x">10.1007/s12666-026-03894-x</a>.'
  mla: Chen, Chin, et al. “Numerical Investigation of Pitting Corrosion in Mechanically
    Jointed Components.” <i>Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals</i>, vol.
    79, no. 6, 153, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2026, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-026-03894-x">10.1007/s12666-026-03894-x</a>.
  short: C. Chen, M. Hofmann, T. Wallmersperger, Transactions of the Indian Institute
    of Metals 79 (2026).
date_created: 2026-10-05T09:33:18Z
date_updated: 2026-10-05T09:37:59Z
doi: 10.1007/s12666-026-03894-x
intvolume: '        79'
issue: '6'
language:
- iso: eng
project:
- _id: '132'
  name: TRR 285 - Project Area B
- _id: '142'
  name: TRR 285 - Subproject B03
- _id: '130'
  name: 'TRR 285:  Methodenentwicklung zur mechanischen Fügbarkeit in wandlungsfähigen
    Prozessketten'
publication: Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 0972-2815
  - 0975-1645
publication_status: published
publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
status: public
title: Numerical Investigation of Pitting Corrosion in Mechanically Jointed Components
type: journal_article
user_id: '114741'
volume: 79
year: '2026'
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