Residual strength of a fiber reinforced metal matrix composite with a crack

The residual strength of a cracked unidirectional fiver reinforced metal matrix composite is studied. We propose a bridging model based on the Dugdale strip yielding zones in the matrix ahead of the crack tips that accounts for ductile deformations of the matrix and fiber debonding and pull-out in the strip yielding zone. The bridging model is used to study the fracture of an anisotropic material and its residual strength is calculated numerically. The predicted results for a SiC/titanium composite agree well with the existing experimental data. It is found that a higher fiber bridging stress and a larger fiber pull-out length significantly contribute to the composite's residual strength. The composite's strength may be more notch-insensitive than the corresponding matrix material's strength depending on several factors such as fiber-matrix interface properties and the ratio of the matrix modulus to an ‘effective modulus’ of the composite.     

End-shaped copper fibers in an epoxy matrix—predicted versus actual fracture toughening

End-shaped copper fibers are placed in a brittle thermoset epoxy matrix at 10 vol% and tested in four-point bending to determine the fracture toughness of the composite. Results from four-point bend tests agree well with the theoretical predictions of the fracture toughness increment ‘ΔG’ of a metal fiber/brittle thermoset matrix composite based on single fiber pullout (SFP) tests. This close agreement demonstrates that SFP testing, along with the theoretical model, can be used as an effective end-shape screening tool for ductile fibers before full scale composite testing. The model predicts that the composite’s fracture toughness will be 46% higher with flat end-impacted fibers and 4% lower with rippled fibers compared to straight fibers at a 0° orientation. Four-point bend results show the actual composite’s fracture toughness is 49% higher with flat end-impacted fibers and 5% lower with rippled fibers compared to straight fibers. Further, four-point bend results show that end-shaped copper fibers improve both the flexural strength and modulus of the composite, demonstrating that end-shaped ductile fibers provide a good stress transfer to the fibers by anchoring the fibers into the matrix. Lastly, experimental validation of the model also indicates that at low fiber volume fractions, fiber–fiber interaction has only a minor influence on the fracture toughness for the tested ductile fiber/brittle matrix composite.     

热环境中旋转运动功能梯度圆板的强非线性固有振动

研究热环境中旋转运动功能梯度圆板的非线性固有振动问题．针对金属－陶瓷功能梯度圆板,考虑几何非线性、材料物理属性参数随温度变化以及材料组分沿厚度方向按幂律分布的情况,应用哈密顿原理推得热环境中旋转运动功能梯度圆板的非线性振动微分方程．考虑周边夹支边界条件,利用伽辽金法得到了横向非线性固有振动方程,并确定了静载荷引起的静挠度．用改进的多尺度法求解强非线性方程,得出非线性固有频率表达式．通过算例,分析了旋转运动功能梯度圆板固有频率随转速、温度等参量的变化情况．结果表明,非线性固有频率随金属含量的增加而降低;随转速和圆板厚度的增大而升高;随功能梯度圆板表面温度的升高而降低．     

2D编织陶瓷基复合材料应力-应变行为的试验研究和模拟

本文对2D编织陶瓷基复合材料拉伸应力-应变行为进行了试验研究和理论模拟。将2D编织结构简化为：正交铺层结构和纤维束波动结构。基于基体随机开裂、纤维随机断裂的统计分布理论,得到正交铺层结构的应力-应变关系;基于体积平均方法,将纤维束波动部分分割为若干子单元;由于纤维束的波动使各子单元材料方向与加载方向不一致,因此考虑了各子单元的线性行为和非线性行为对材料响应的影响,同时引入强度分析模型,得到纤维束波动部分的应力-应变关系。结合正交铺层部分和纤维束波动部分的应力-应变关系,得到2D编织结构的应力-应变行为,理论与试验吻合较好。     

Acoustic-Emission Monitoring of the Deformation and Fracture of Metal–Composite Pressure Vessels

This paper presents the results of experimental studies of damage accumulation in a metal–composite pressure vessel by pneumatic strength tests. The deformation and fracture of the composite structure accompanied by matrix cracking and fiber rupture are analyzed. It is shown that the cracks and fractures generate acoustic-emission signals of various types. The results of acoustic-emission monitoring were used to develop a criterion for ranking vessels according to the strength characteristics of the pressure composite shell.     

Effects of stress ratio on fatigue life of carbon-carbon composites

Cyclic loading causes cumulative damage and therefore degrades the inelastic properties of composite materials. Present work investigates the damage development under tension-tension fatique, and the effect of stress ratio on the fatigue life of carbon-carbon (C/C) composites at room temperature at a frequency of 3 Hz. The fatigue damage has been identified through ultrasonic non-destructive technique, optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy.From the S-N curve it has been observed that the endurance strength of C/C composite is quite high; approximately 85% of the ultimate tensile strength. The fatigue life of C/C composites has also been observed to increase with the stress ratio. Matrix cracks, filament splitting within the yarns, complete delamination and the nucleation of the interfacial flaws have been identified as the failure mechanisms during the fatigue tests. On the other hand, the failure modes during the static test were found to be complete fiber fracture accompanied by partial delamination. A statistical fatigue life distribution for carbon-carbon composites has also been presented in this paper.     

Effect of stress biaxiality on the high-strain fatigue behavior of an aluminum-copper alloy

Although there is now a considerable volume of high-strain (<10⁵ cycles) fatigue data for uniaxial tension-compression and simple-bending conditions, relatively little information is available regarding the effects of stress and strain biaxiality. A method which has been used to study the effects of biaxiality on longlife fatigue strength is to subject thin-walled tubes to repeated internal pressure and an end load which is in phase with, and a linear function of, the pressure. The object of the present research was to use this method to study the influence of stress biaxiality on the high-strain fatigue behavior of a high strength, aluminum-4% copper alloy at room temperature. From a continuum-mechanics point of view, this material is completely elastic after the first few load cycles. Cylinder results for hoop to axial stress ratios of 2:1, 1:1, 1:2 and 2: ?1 suggest that fatigue failure of this material in the life range 10³ to 10⁵ cycles is primarily dependent on the maximum range of tensile stress. This conclusion and a study of fracture surfaces led to the use of linear-elastic fracture mechanics to interpret the fatigue and brittle fracture behavior of these cylinders.     

Predictions of first-ply failure load of laminated composite shafts

The failure strengths of laminated composite shafts subjected to static bending load and/or torque are studied using both theoretical and experimental approaches. We investigate optimal angle-ply orientations of laminated composite shafts with the design of symmetric main fiber lay-ups [θ/−θ/...] _S and anti-symmetric reinforcing fiber lay-ups [α/−α/...]_−S for maximum stiffness. Different analytical methods, together with various failure criteria, are used to predict the first-ply failure strengths of the composite shafts. A hand lay-up and pressure bag technique was used to manufacture the composite shafts, which includes the stacking of pieces of prepreg in the desired orientations and the curing process. The first-ply failure loads of laminated composite shafts were determined using acoustic emission. The failure modes of the shafts are studied and experimental results are used to verify the theoretical predictions. The experimental results have been proven to be efficient and effective in the theoretical prediction of first-ply failure loads of laminated composite shafts.     

二维编织陶瓷基复合材料应力-应变行为

对二维编织陶瓷基复合材料拉伸应力-应变行为进行了试验研究和理论模拟. 将二维 编织结构简化为：正交铺层结构和纤维束波动结构. 基于基体随机开裂、纤维随机断裂分布 理论,得到正交铺层结构的应力-应变关系;基于体积平均方法,将纤维束波动部分进行分割, 引入强度分析模型,得到纤维束波动部分的应力-应变关系. 结合正交铺层部分和纤维束波动 部分的应力-应变关系,得到二维编织结构的应力-应变行为,理论与试验吻合较好.     

纳米颗粒增强镍基MEMS器件材料的蠕变性能研究

利用同步辐射LIGA微铸复合工艺,将纳米氧化物增强颗粒复合到微电子机械系统(MEMS)结构材料中。制作了专用夹具,采用微力材料试验机测量了纳米Al2O3颗粒增强镍基复合材料的强度为1GPa;将恒加载速率/载荷法和恒载荷法相结合,利用纳米压痕仪测量了该材料的室温蠕变速率敏感指数m。结果表明,LIGA复合技术得到的纳米颗粒增强镍基复合材料具有较高的强度;MEMS器件材料在室温下会发生蠕变;材料在相同压深下最大载荷不随加载速率而改变,加载段粘弹性和粘塑性变形极少;主要由局部高应力导致压痕蠕变;材料的蠕变速率敏感指数m值为0.004,说明纳米Al2O3颗粒可有效增强基体材料的抗蠕变能力;且不同恒.P/P下获得的m值基本相同,表示此种材料对加载速率不敏感。     

极端环境下连续碳纤维增韧的陶瓷基复合材料的力学行为

连续纤维增韧的碳化硅复合材料(以下简称C/SiC),作为超高速飞行器热结构使用时,有可能在高温环境下受到高速撞击的作用,因此,掌握其在极端环境(高温、高应变率)下的力学性能是进行结构安全设计的基础。本文采用具有高温实验能力的分离式Hopkinson杆,在293~1273K温度范围内进行了动态压缩力学性能测试,研究了环境温度和加载速率对材料力学性能的影响。结果表明:C/SiC复合材料的高温压缩力学性能主要受应力氧化损伤和残余应力的共同影响。实验温度低于873K时,应力氧化损伤的影响很小,而由于增强纤维和基体界面残余应力的释放使界面结合强度增大,复合材料的压缩强度随温度的升高而增大;当实验温度高于873K时,应力氧化损伤加剧,其对压缩强度的削弱超过残余应力释放对强度的贡献,材料的压缩强度随温度的升高逐渐降低。由于应力氧化损伤受应变率的影响很大,当温度由873K升高至1273K时,高应变率下压缩强度降低的程度要比应变率为0.0001/s时低得多。     

Quasi-static behavior of Mg-alloys with and without short-fiber reinforcement

Magnesium alloys AE42 and AZ91 reinforced with 23 vol.% carbon short fibers (D_f ≈ 7 μm, L_f ≈ 100 μm) were tested under quasi-static loading. The carbon fibers were quasi-isotropically distributed in the horizontal plane (reinforced plane) of the casting. Compression and tensile tests were carried out on both the matrix alloys and the composites at temperatures between 20 °C and 300 °C. Specimens were machined to be loaded either parallel or normal to the reinforced plane. Due to the reinforcement, the compression yield stress of the composite AE42-C increased to a value approximately three-fold greater than the yield strength of the matrix; for composite AZ91-C this parameter was approximately 2.5-fold greater than that of the AZ91 matrix. The improvement in tensile strength was less than that in compression, which could be related to early tensile fracture through decohesion at the matrix–fiber interface, as detected by SEM investigations conducted on failed tensile specimens. Flow curves for the matrix alloys at different temperatures were described by a modified Kocks–Mecking material law. An idealization of a 2-D mesomodel was used for finite-element simulation of the mechanical behavior of the composites. The fibers were first considered as elastic bodies and the behavior of the matrix material was set according to the material law determined from the flow curves for the matrix alloys. Other calculations were carried out by considering elasto-plastic behavior of the fibers for application of a failure initiation technique to simulate the behavior of the composite materials beyond the ultimate stress.     

Prestressing effect of twisted fiber yarn in composites

By utilizing the behavior of twisted fiber yarn, prestressing composites can be made. In unloading, the matrix of the prestressing composite is applied in compression. If tensile load acts on the composite, the value of the tensile stress acting on the materials may decrease greatly. By twisted fiber yarn, therefore, the tensile strength of the composites can be improved. An analysis for extension of continuous fiber yarns is made here and residual stress after curing is taken into account. The prestressing intensity in the composite depends on the twist of fiber yarn. The photoelastic test and the analysis of electron micrograph are performed, and the theoretical method for calculating prestressing effect is presented in this paper.     

A time dependent micro-mechanical fiber composite model for inelastic zone growth in viscoelastic matrices

In this work, a fiber composite model is developed to predict the time dependent stress transfer behavior due to fiber fractures, as driven by the viscoelastic behavior of the polymer matrix, and the initiation and propagation of inelastic zones. We validate this model using in situ, room temperature, micro-Raman spectroscopy fiber strain measurements. Multifiber composites were placed under constant load creep tests and the fiber strains were evaluated with time after one fiber break occurred. These composite specimens ranged in fiber volume fraction and strain level. Comparison between prediction and MRS measurements allows us to characterize key in situ material parameters, the critical matrix shear strain for inelastic zones and interfacial frictional slip shear stress. We find that the inelastic zone is predominately either shear yielding or interfacial slipping, and the type depends on the local fiber spacing.     

复合材料中加捻纤维束的预应力效应

利用加捻纤维束的力学性能,可以制成预应力复合材料.在不受外力的情况下,这种复合材料的基体受压应力的控制.当有拉伸力作用的时候,材料所受的拉应力值会大大减少,这样,利用这种现象可以提高纤维增强复合材料的抗拉强度.本文将分析连续的加捻纤维束受拉状况并考虑到材料固化后产生的残余应力的影响.这种方法所产生的预应力取决于纤维束的加捻程度.本文将给出计算这种预应力的方法,而且还提供加捻纤维束产生预应力的光弹测试结果以及这种纤维预应力复合材料的纤维破坏的特征.     

一种预测颗粒增强复合材料界面力学性能的新方法

界面在颗粒增强复合材料中起到传递载荷的关键作用, 界面性能对复合材料整体力学行为产生重要影响. 然而由于复合材料内部结构较为复杂, 颗粒与基体间的界面强度和界面断裂韧性难以确定, 尤其是法向与切向界面强度的分别预测缺乏有效方法. 本文以氧化锆颗粒增强聚二甲基硅氧烷(PDMS)复合材料为研究对象, 提出一种预测颗粒增强复合材料界面力学性能的新方法. 首先, 实验获得纯PDMS基体材料及单颗粒填充PDMS试样的单轴拉伸应力$\!-\!$应变曲线, 标定出PDMS基体材料的单轴拉伸超弹性本构关系; 其次, 建立与单颗粒填充试样一致的有限元模型, 选择特定的黏结区模型描述界面力学行为, 通过样品不同阶段拉伸力学响应的实验与数值结果对比, 分别给出颗粒与基体界面的法向强度、切向强度及界面断裂韧性; 进一步应用标定的界面力学参数, 开展不同尺寸及不同数目颗粒填充试样的实验与数值结果比较, 验证界面性能预测结果的合理性. 本文提出的界面力学性能预测方法简便、易操作、精度高, 对定量预测颗粒增强复合材料的力学性能具有一定帮助, 亦对定量预测纤维增强复合材料的界面性能具有一定参考意义.      

Flexural fatigue behavior of threaded connections for large diameter pipes

Full-scale flexural fatigue tests were conducted to investigate the fatigue behavior of a patented threaded connection for large diameter (0.61 m (24 in) outside diameter, 25.4 mm (1 in) wall thickness) offshore pipes. Fifteen fatigue tests were performed by subjecting the threaded connection to constant amplitude stress ranges (between 69 MPa (10 ksi) and 151.8 MPa (22 ksi) on gross cross section) with zero mean stress. The corresponding measured fatigue lives varied from 45000 to 4852200 cycles. Fatigue failures were in the form of cracks through the thickness of the wall and located at the root of the first full contact thread. The failure surfaces were ‘typical’ with identifiable zones of crack initiation, propagation and fracture. Linear regression analysis of the experimental results, namely the applied stress range (S _r ) and the measured number of cycles to failure (N) data, in the log-log domain gave anR ² value of 0.88 and the least-squares best fit equation asS _r (MPa)=1573.2N ^−0.212. The 90% probable fatigue strength prediction equation was estimated asS _r =1393.8N ^−0.212. This equation is recommended for design purposes.     

The effects of matrix and interface modification on local fractures of carbon fibers in epoxy

T examines the fracture mechanisms which occur in the matrix and interracial region surrounding a fiber when the fiber fails under axial load. Both tensile and compressive behavior of carbon fibers in an epoxy-novolac system are treated for specimens having very low fiber concentrations. First, the fracture mechanisms are isolated and identified and then means for controlling the propagation or containment of fiber fractures are explored. Sequences of photographs showing progressive damage with increasing load are presented for each loading condition. Effects of fiber orientation are also treated.     

Fiber push-out study of a copper matrix composite with an engineered interface: Experiments and cohesive element simulation

The fiber push-out test is a basic method to probe the mechanical properties of the fiber/matrix interface of fiber-reinforced metal matrix composites. In order to estimate the interfacial properties, parameters should be calibrated using the measured load–displacement data and theoretical models. In the case of a soft matrix composite, the possible plastic yield of the matrix has to be considered for the calibration. Since the conventional shear lag models are based on elastic behavior, a detailed assessment of the plastic effect is needed for accurate calibration. In this paper, experimental and simulation studies are presented regarding the effect of matrix plasticity on the push-out behavior of a copper matrix composite with strong interface bonding. Microscopic images exhibited significant local plastic deformation near the fibers leading to salient nonlinear response in the global load–displacement curve. For comparison, uncoated interface with no chemical bonding was also examined where the nonlinearity was not observed. A progressive FEM simulation was conducted for a complete push-out process using the cohesive zone model and inverse fitting. Excellent coincidence was achieved with the measured push-out curve. The predicted results confirmed the experimental observations.     

Fatigue life assessment of a high strength steel 300 M in the gigacycle regime

The fatigue behavior of a high strength steel 300 M in the gigacycle regime was investigated. Fully reversed tension — compression fatigue tests at ambient temperature were performed using an ultrasonic fatigue system operating at 20 kHz. The staircase test method was employed to obtain accurate values of the mean fatigue strength corresponding to fixed numbers of cycles up to 10⁹. These results were compared to the curve which is estimated by the data tested in the mid-long life regime on conventional servo hydraulic test machine at 20 Hz. Results indicate that the fatigue strength determined from ultrasonic fatigue testing is lightly higher than conventional testing in the range of 10⁶–10⁷ cycles. It is obvious that nucleations of fractures tend to occur below the surface, if fractures happen after more than 10⁷ cycles. All the fractured specimens fails from internal SiO₂ inclusions or smaller carbides and carbide clusters.