连续碳纤维增强的聚芳醚酮在Ⅰ型循环载荷下的层间破坏

 用双悬臂梁(DCB)试件研究了连续碳纤维增强的聚芳醚酮复合材料(CF/PEK-C),在Ⅰ型循环载荷作用下的层间裂纹扩展行为.循环载荷采用载荷控制模式,最小载荷与最大载荷之比为0.5.在疲劳试验中,仍然发现有“阻力曲线”现象存在.层间裂纹扩展速率用指数定律与相应的应变能释放速率联系起来,并对结果进行了讨论.     

PC及PC/ABS共混物的疲劳裂纹扩展研究

研究了聚碳酸酯(PC)和PC/ABS高分子材料的疲劳裂纹扩展规律,利用改进柔度法测量其裂纹扩展速率,采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)观察其断口形貌,分析疲劳裂纹扩展机理.在较大裂纹扩展速率(10-6～10-3mm/cycle)范围内,PC/ABS的疲劳裂纹扩展速率可以用Paris公式da/dN=9·5587×10-5(ΔK)2·88381来描述.高分子材料PC的疲劳裂纹扩展速率约为高分子材料PC/ABS的3倍.高分子材料PC/ABS疲劳裂纹面上的特征以韧窝为主,较低裂纹扩展速率对应较小的韧窝,较高裂纹扩展速率对应较大的韧窝.高分子材料PC疲劳裂纹面有明显的不连续裂纹扩展带,其裂纹面相对较平.     

应变速率和电位对应力腐蚀裂纹扩展的影响

以滑移-溶解-再钝化模型为基础,推导出应力腐蚀裂纹扩展速率与裂尖应变速率和电位之间的理论公式.计算表明,在裂纹扩展速率与裂尖应变速率的关系曲线中有两个特征区域.裂纹扩展速率在区域I随裂尖应变速率增加而增大,而在区域II不随裂尖应变速率的改变而变化.用慢应变速率拉伸技术（SSRT）测量了304L不锈钢的裂纹增长速率.当电位控制在区域II的阳极区时,理论计算的裂纹扩展速率与实验得到的结果比较吻合.     

预制裂纹304SS试样慢拉伸过程EN和SKP表征

应用电化学噪声技术(EN)研究了慢应变速率拉伸(SSRT)条件下预制疲劳裂纹的304SS试样在4mol/LNaCl+0.01 mol/LNa2S2O3溶液中的腐蚀行为,EN的时域与频域谱图显示实验后裂纹发生了扩展.扫描Kelvin探针(SKP)分析也证实了裂纹试样经慢拉伸实验后裂纹出现扩展.     

稀土变质及热处理对耐磨铸铁冲击疲劳性能的影响

采用金相显微镜、扫描电镜观察了经冲击疲劳试验后耐磨铸铁中碳化物的形貌、疲劳裂纹的萌生与扩展,测定了稀土含量及加热温度与裂纹的长度和裂纹扩展之间的关系曲线,在此基础上探讨了稀土变质及热处理对耐磨铸铁冲击疲劳性能的影响.结果表明: 稀土能推迟裂纹萌生的时间,降低裂纹扩展速率,提高其冲击疲劳抗力.当稀土与热处理共同作用时,效果更显著.其原因主要归于网状共晶碳化物形态与分布的改变.     

含钪、铒的Al-0.8%Mg-0.6%Si合金的低周疲劳行为

对固溶+人工时效(T6)处理的挤压变形Al-0.8%Mg-0.6%Si,Al-0.8%Mg-0.6%Si-0.2%Sc和Al-0.8%Mg-0.6%Si-0.3%Er合金进行了低周疲劳试验,探讨了合金的低周疲劳变形和断裂行为.结果表明,低周疲劳变形期间,含Sc,Er合金可以呈现循环应变硬化、循环应变软化和循环稳定;添加稀土元素Sc可提高合金的循环变形抗力,且含0.2%Sc的合金在疲劳变形期间发生双系滑移;含Sc,Er合金的弹性应变幅和塑性应变幅与断裂时的载荷反向周次的关系可分别用Basquin和Coffin-Manson公式来描述,其中Al-0.8%Mg-0.6%Si-0.2%Sc合金的塑性应变幅与断裂时的载荷反向周次之间呈双线性关系;含Sc,Er合金的疲劳裂纹均是以穿晶方式萌生于试样表面,并以穿晶方式扩展.     

稀土元素对半钢冲击疲劳性能的影响

研究了稀土元素对半钢冲击疲劳性能的影响。采用金相显微镜、扫描电镜观察了经疲劳试验后半钢中碳化物的形貌、疲劳裂纹的萌生与扩展 ;测定了稀土含量与总裂纹的长度和裂纹扩展速率之间的关系曲线。结果表明 ,稀土能推迟裂纹萌生的时间 ,降低裂纹扩展速率 ,提高其冲击疲劳抗力。当半钢中添加 0 .2 %RE及 960℃× 3h正火处理共同作用时 ,抗冲击效果最显著。其原因主要归于网状共晶碳化物形态与分布的改变     

有机玻璃断裂韧性断面形态组份结构关系的研究

测定了有机玻璃的抗裂纹增长因子K_(1C)与材料组份、拉力机夹头速度的关系。发现增塑剂和交联剂对抗裂纹性能的影响,可从聚合物分子运动能力对裂纹端点塑性屈服过程的影响说明。在对断面形态、断面层厚度、折光指数以及K_(1C)值与拉力机夹头速度关系研究之后,认为用“撕布”模式和次级断裂模式分别解释慢裂纹、快裂纹扩展过程中的实验现象是合适的。     

基于应变硬化和循环载荷的PE管材慢速裂纹增长试验新方法评述

慢速裂纹增长是聚乙烯(PE)管材发生脆性破坏的主要原因。目前,传统的慢速裂纹增长试验普遍存在试验时间过长,可再现性较差等问题,限制了对PE管材耐慢速裂纹增长性能的准确评价,降低了PE管材的开发速度。对此,国外学者提出了两种快速评价的试验新方法—应变硬化法(SH)和循环载荷缺口圆柱棒法(CRB)。本文分别介绍了这两种方法的试验流程,从基本原理和试验研究两方面综述了它们的研究进展,提出了研究PE管材在常温下发生应变硬化响应的试验条件,将线弹性断裂理论与循环载荷缺口圆柱棒法试验法进行结合,改进基于循环载荷缺口圆柱棒试验的管道预测寿命方法,指明了如何将这两种方法应用于其它塑料管材是后续研究的发展方向。     

连续碳纤维增强的聚芳醚酮复合材料的层间破坏

用双悬臂梁和端开口弯曲试件分别研究了连续碳纤维增强的聚芳醚酮复合材料(CF/PEK-C)的Ⅰ型和Ⅱ型的层间破坏。CF/PEK-C的Ⅰ型层破坏的线弹性断裂判据G_(Ⅰc)和弹塑性断裂判据J_(Ⅰc)分别为0.69KJ/m~2且与裂纹长度无关。CF/PEK-C的Ⅱ型层间破坏的稳定性,与裂纹和半距之比α/L有关。当α/L小于0.7时,表现为不稳定的Ⅱ型层间破坏的断裂韧性G_(Ⅱc)为1.62KJ/m~2。当α/L大于0.7时,则为稳定的Ⅱ型层间破坏。此时的G_(Ⅱc)与临界点的选择有关。由亚临界点和0.95点法得出的G_(Ⅱc)值分别为1.73和2.74KJ.M~2。     

Acoustic emission of a crazing polymer

The acoustic emission from a crazing polyvinyltoluene in a tensile and bending experiment is described. Acoustic emission appears as a series of bursts which most likely correspond to the initiation and growth of crazes. The emission intensity is characterised by acoustic activity (pulse rate) measured by the ring-down technique. The average activity increases with strain. During repeated loading the acoustic activity shows a measurable intensity and significant rise only beyond the maximum strain of the former runs. This is equivalent to Kaiser's effect in metals. Acoustic emission during the creep experiment occurs in three characteristic periods. They are characterized as the relaxation, fatigue, and breakdown periods. Visual observations indicate that the relaxation period corresponds to the initiation, and the fatigue period to the growth of crazes. In the breakdown period a macroscopic crack develops and the sample fails.     

‘Tail’ phenomenon and fatigue crack propagation of PC/ABS alloy

The fatigue crack propagation (FCP) behavior of the alloy of polycarbonate (PC) and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (PC/ABS) is experimentally investigated in this paper. An improved compliance method is employed to measure the fatigue crack length and optical and scanning electron microscopes (SEM) are used to observe the features of crack tip deformation in situ. ‘Tail’ phenomenon has been observed at the initial stage of fatigue for each specimen, which is regarded as a reflection of the transition process of accumulation of damage and plastic deformation during FCP. The law of FCP from low to high crack growth rate (10⁻⁶-10⁻³ mm/cycle) is obtained and described with Paris law. Porous or dimple features govern the fatigue crack surfaces and coarse features have been seen on the crack surfaces with higher crack growth rate, while smooth features have been observed on the crack surfaces with lower crack growth rate. A stretched band appears when the crack growth transforms from lower to higher region of FCP rate.     

Crystallization kinetics of colloidal spheres under stationary shear flow

A systematic experimental study of dispersions of charged colloidal spheres is presented on the effect of steady shear flow on nucleation and crystal growth rates. In addition, the nonequilibrium phase diagram as it relates to the melting line is measured. Shear flow is found to strongly affect induction times, crystal growth rates, and the location of the melting line. The main findings are that (1) the crystal growth rate for a given concentration exhibits a maximum as a function of the shear rate; (2) contrary to the monotonic increase in the growth rate with increasing concentration in the absence of flow, a maximum of the crystal growth rate as a function of concentration is observed for sheared systems; and (3) the induction time for a given concentration exhibits a maximum as a function of the shear rate. These findings are partly explained on a qualitative level.     

Fatigue crack growth in crosslinked polymers

Do crosslinks between the molecular chains of a glassy polymer impede the growth of fatigue cracks? Three polymers H, M, and L of equal chemical composition but differing in crosslinking densities were prepared by the polyaddition reaction of stoichiometric mixtures of 1,4-butanediol diglycidyl ether, N,N'-dimethylethylenediamine, and 1,4-diaminobutane. The growth of the fatigue cracks under cyclic loading (2 Hz) was studied in the glassy polymers at -100°C and -60°C with the help of strain gauges bonded to the back side of the compact tension specimens. Crack growth rate da/dN ranged from a few nm to 10 μm depending on the stress intensity amplitude K̂₁/2 at the crack tip. Log (da/dN) plotted against K̂₁ revealed a linear relationship in accordance with the model calculation. The slopes, m, of the straight lines characterizing the fatigue crack growth were found to scale with M̄-1/2 in the case of the studied polymers. (M̄_c: average molar mass of chain segments between crosslinks). Glassy polymers with a low degree of crosslinking are less prone to fatigue crack growth than are the more tightly crosslinked polymers, as shown by the presented examples.     

Abnormality in using cyclic fatigue for ranking static fatigue induced slow crack growth behavior of polyethylene pipe grade resins

Slow crack growth behavior in polyethylene pipe grade resins were studied using both static fatigue (stress-rupture) and cyclic fatigue tests. This was done to better understand the applicability of cyclic fatigue in the prediction of slow crack growth ranking determined from the static fatigue test. In all polyethylene pipe grade resins tested at 80 °C, reduced crack growth failure times were exhibited when the cyclic fatigue test was employed. However, when applied to rank the resins through their slow crack failure times, the cyclic fatigue results did not always confirm those obtained from the static fatigue test. That is, in some cases, a resin with higher slow crack resistance ranking (longer failure times) than another resin in static fatigue exhibited lower ranking (shorter failure times) in the cyclic fatigue test. This abnormality of reversal in ranking is not a general observation but does occur. Based on the data obtained so far, when resins with smaller differences between static fatigue and cyclic fatigue slow crack growth failure times are compared with those resins having larger differences, the chances of correctly predicting the ranking obtained from static fatigue using cyclic fatigue tend to decrease. Hence, it is suggested that one needs to practice caution when using cyclic fatigue to predict the static fatigue ranking of resins for slow cracking resistance. Some insight into the cause of such abnormality is discussed with reference to creep-fatigue interactions.     

Determination of reliable fatigue life predictors for magnetorheological elastomers under dynamic equi-biaxial loading

Fatigue life prediction is of great significance in ensuring magnetorheological elastomer (MRE) based rubber components exhibit reliability and do not compromise safety under complex loading, and this necessitates the development of plausible fatigue life predictors for MREs. In this research, silicone rubber based MREs were fabricated by incorporating soft carbonyl iron magnetic particles. Equi-biaxial fatigue behaviour of the fabricated MREs was investigated by using the bubble inflation method. The relationship between fatigue life and maximum engineering stress, maximum strain and strain energy density were studied. The results showed that maximum engineering stress and stored energy density can be used as reliable fatigue life predictors for SR based MREs when they are subjected to dynamic equi-biaxial loading. General equations based on maximum engineering stress and strain energy density were developed for fatigue life prediction of MREs.     

Determination of crack growth kinetics in non-reinforced semi-crystalline thermoplastics using the linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM) approach

The aim of this study was to find a satisfactory method to characterize the fatigue crack growth behavior of non-reinforced, semi-crystalline thermoplastic polymers using linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM). For this, crack growth curves (crack length versus cycle number) as well as crack growth kinetics curves (crack growth rate da/dN versus amplitude stress intensity factor ΔK) had to be generated. As methods suggested by ISO 15850 and ASTM E 647-11 failed to provide satisfactory results for the crack growth curves, a more advanced method was searched for and finally found in the literature. Regarding the crack growth kinetics curve, the idea of the calculation was based on methods recommended in ISO 15850 and ASTM E 647-11. However, these methods had to be considerably modified and improved in order to get accurate results with little scatter. The whole methodology was developed and verified with fatigue crack growth tests on two semi-crystalline thermoplastics (polyoxymethylene POM and polyetheretherketone PEEK).     

Modeling the optimum conditions for the formation of defect-free CVD graphene on copper melt

The nucleation and growth of nuclei of graphene (graphene islets) on the surfaces of copper melts during catalytic CVD, i.e., the catalytic decomposition of a gas-phase carbon support, is considered. It is shown that on a copper melt the optimum combination of conditions for the preservation of islets with almost perfect hexagonal shape and the necessary conditions of the CVD-process are reached at the same time. The average distance between the islets and the dimensionless parameter that determines changes in the shape of islets is calculated. The maximum rate of decomposition of the carbon support at which this parameter simultaneously promotes the growth of defect-free islets and the maximum possible rate of growth of the graphene monolayer is determined.