Characterization of Microvascular-Based Self-healing Coatings

A protocol is described to assess self-healing of crack damage in a polymer coating deposited on a substrate containing a microvascular network. The bio-inspired coating/substrate design delivers healing agent to cracks in the coating via a three-dimensional microvascular network embedded in the substrate. Through capillary action, monomer flows from the network channels into the crack plane where it is polymerized by a catalyst embedded in the coating. The healing efficiency of this materials system is assessed by the recovery of coating fracture toughness in a four-point beam bending experiment. Healing results for the microvascular networks are compared to data for a coating containing microencapsulated healing agents. A single crack in a brittle epoxy coating is healed as many as seven times in the microvascular systems, whereas microcapsule-based healing occurs for only one cycle. The ability to heal continuously with the microvascular networks is limited by the availability of catalyst in the coating.     

THE INVESTIGATION OF FRACTURE PROPERTIES OF SISAL TEXTILE REINFORCED POLYMERS

I. INTRODUCTION Sisal ?bre is a promising natural ?bre, which has a potential application as reinforcement in compositematerials[1 , 2]. It has relatively high strength, high modulus, low density, particularly low price andabundant availability[3??5]. Compared to glass ?bre, sisal ?bre has several advantages. It is environment-friendly, recyclable, and the price is almost one-ninth that of glass ?bre and one-?ve hundredth of carbon?bre[6]. Fundamental considerations of design and ap…     

Interlaminar fracture toughness of graphite/epoxy composite under mixed-mode deformations

An antisymmetric test fixture is employed to investigate interlaminar fracture behavior in graphite/epoxy composite material under mixed-mode deformations. Finite correction factors for the graphite/epoxy fracture specimen with various crack lengths are used to determine the interlaminar fracture toughness by finite-element stress analysis. Interlaminar fracture characteristics of graphite/epoxy composite material under mode-I, mode-II and mixed-mode deformations are evaluated experimentally. A mixed-mode fracture criterion is also investigated to obtain information on mixedmode interlaminar fracture behavior of graphite/epoxy composite material.Paper was presented at the 1988 SEM Spring Conference on Experimental Mechanics held in Portland, OR on June 5–10.     

增韧环氧树脂的动态裂纹扩展研究

本文主要进行了环氧及增韧环氧树脂的断裂韧性及裂纹快速扩展的试验研究。试验过程中采用了ＧＬＣ－１型高速裂纹扩展测试仪来测试裂纹的扩展速度,得到在裂纹扩展过程中裂纹扩展速度曲线。本文结合不同的计算公式及有限元分析方法,讨论了各个确定断裂韧性公式的准确程度,发现传统的静态断裂韧性的分析方法所得到的结果偏大,有一定的危险性,建议使用试验与数值计算相结合的方法;同时还发现增韧不仅可以提高材料的静态和动态断裂性能,而且在裂纹扩展过程中可以起到减缓裂纹扩展的作用     

泡沫铝-复合泡沫冲击韧度及黏弹性分析

泡沫铝-复合泡沫互穿相复合材料是一种新型的结构功能一体化材料,在机械、交通、建筑等领域具有重要的应用前景。本文制备了纯泡沫铝及空心玻璃微珠四种体积分数的泡沫铝-复合泡沫试件,通过摆锤冲击实验研究了其冲击韧度,讨论了其断口形貌与结构性能的关系,通过单轴压缩的应力松弛实验研究其黏弹性性能。研究表明：空心玻璃微珠体积分数为10%的泡沫铝-复合泡沫试件的冲击韧度最大,随后其冲击韧度随空心玻璃微珠体积分数的增加而减小;当空心玻璃微珠体积分数较小时,泡沫铝的结构形貌决定了冲击断口的形貌,但当其体积分数达到30%时,空心玻璃微珠的破坏是形成断口形貌的主要原因;复合材料的黏弹性性能随着玻璃微珠体积分数的增加而增大。     

基于线法的U形切口混凝土梁断裂参数研究

混凝土的断裂韧度是重要的材料参数，本文利用含U形切口的三点弯曲梁试验结合临界距离线法来获得混凝土的断裂韧度．理论推导了含断裂韧度与不同根部半径的断裂失效方程，采用有限元法计算了切口应力集中系数．根据断裂失效方程和试验中的材料几何参数，利用最小二乘法拟合计算得到混凝土材料的断裂韧度和抗拉强度．对小切口半径情形，采用双K断裂准则分析计算了混凝土起裂韧度和失稳断裂韧度，分析结果表明：临界距离线法得到的材料断裂韧度与双K断裂准则中的失稳断裂韧度吻合，同时获得相应临界距离值．     

伴随微孔洞生长的裂纹弹塑性定常扩展

裂纹在韧性材料中扩展时,将们随着微孔洞的萌生和生长,孔洞的萌生和深化将直接影响着材料的总体断裂韧性和强度,以往的研究主要集中在将裂纹的扩展刻划为微孔洞的萌生、生长和汇合这样一个过程。从传统的断裂过程区模型出发研究微孔洞的萌生和生长对材料总体断裂韧性的影响,通过采用Ｇｕｒｓｏｎ模型,建立塑性增量本构关系,然后针对定常扩展情况直接进行分析,孔洞对材料断裂韧性的影响由本构关系刻划,而在孔洞汇合模型中,上     

Introducing Heterogeneity into the Micro-Scratch Test Fracture Toughness Relation for Brittle Particle Composites

Existing analysis methods of scratch test data are limited in their application to composite materials since they are built on the assumption of homogeneous material. In this study, the heterogeneity of the composite material is considered for analysis of scratch data on a resin and glass bead particle composite. Experiments are conducted using two approaches: macroscale three-point single edge notch and micro-scratch. An analysis method is presented which introduces a region in front of the crack tip to calculate the energy release rate during the fracture process which accounts for the heterogeneity of this region. By comparing with the experimental results, it is observed that this analysis method reduces the difference in fracture toughness derived from macroscale and microscale tests, and matches the trend of fracture toughness values as a function of particle volume fraction. This observation provides the insight that the local microstructure of the material needs to be considered in the scratch test analysis of particle composites.     

非晶合金理想裂纹预制方法及其在小试样$K_{\rm Ic}$测试中的应用

介绍了一种简单、低成本且可靠的方法在非晶合金中预制理想裂纹并应用于小试样平面应变断裂韧性的测试.近年来,非晶合金由于高弹性、高强度、耐磨及软磁性等优异性能 展示了广泛的应用前景.断裂韧性作为材料工程应用的一个重要指标,也引起了非晶合金领域的广泛关注. 然而,由于非晶合金的亚稳态结构以及最大可铸造尺寸的限制,目前关于非晶合金断裂韧性的测试还存在较大的挑战.一方面,铸造工艺造成的非晶合金热历史的差异、内部微孔洞和杂质等缺陷以及裂纹预制方式等都会显著影响其断裂韧性测试的可靠性;另一方面,非晶合金可铸造尺寸的限制使得目前绝大多数报导的断裂韧性值都是非平面应变的断裂韧性,导致即使是对于同种非晶合金,所报导的断裂韧性值也存在较大偏差.本文利用非晶合金在过冷液相温度下具有可热塑性成型的特性,对预制有缺口的非晶合金试样进行局部压缩成型,使得预制的缺口裂纹重新闭合形成类似疲劳裂纹的理想裂纹面.基于该方法对Zr基非晶合金进行断裂韧性测试,实验结果表明,随着试样厚度的增加,测试值迅速降低并趋向于一个定值.需要指出的是,通过设计实验使得试样在理想裂纹面区域形成局部凹陷,使得趋于定值的试样厚度远小于平面应变断裂韧性测试标准中的试样厚度要求.      

木材顺纹断裂韧度的研究进展

木材的缺陷会使其在低应力状态下发生顺纹断裂,本文总结了木材抵抗顺纹断裂的重要力学参数——顺纹断裂韧度的研究进展.介绍了木材顺纹断裂韧度的测试方法,并分析了不同试验方法与数据处理方法的优缺点.重点阐述了影响木材顺纹断裂韧度的主要因素,如木材的种类、密度、含水率、木质纤维桥接作用以及试件跨高比等的影响.此外,也总结了木材顺纹断裂韧度尺寸效应的研究成果.并结合工程木被广泛应用的现状,介绍了木材胶结面断裂韧度的研究进展.