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A Numerical Analysis of Fracture and High Temperature Creep Characteristics of Composites with Discontinuous Ductile Reinforcements

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

S. B. Biner
S. B. Biner*
Affiliation:
Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011
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Abstract

The role of the material parameters on the fracture and creep behavior of discontinuous ductile fiber reinforced brittle matrix composite system was numerically investigated. For simulation of fracture behavior, the ductile fibers were modeled using a constitutive relationship that accounts for strength degradation resulting from nucleation and growth of the voids. The matrix is assumed to be elastic and fails according to requirements of a stress criterion. Results indicate that the contribution of ductile reinforcement to the work of fracture value (toughness) of the composite increases with less exhaustion of its work hardening capacity before the onset of matrix failure. At creep regime, for rigidly bonded interfaces, the creep rate of the composite is not significantly influenced by the material properties of the ductile reinforcing phase due to development of large hydrostatic stress and constrained deformation in the reinforcement. Significant increases in room temperature fracture toughness can be achieved without extensively sacrificing the creep strength by ductile discontinuous reinforcements.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 365: Symposium M – Ceramic Matrix Composites–Advanced High-Temperature Structural Materials , 1994 , 177
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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