纤维增强陶瓷基复合材料疲劳迟滞回线模型研究

纤维增强陶瓷基复合材料初始加载到疲劳峰值应力时, 基体出现裂纹, 纤维/基体界面发生脱粘. 在疲劳载荷作用下, 纤维相对基体在界面脱粘区往复滑移使得陶瓷基复合材料出现疲劳迟滞现象. 建立了纤维陶瓷基复合材料疲劳迟滞回线细观力学模型, 采用断裂力学方法确定了初始加载纤维/基体界面脱粘长度、卸载界面反向滑移长度与重新加载新界面滑移长度, 分析了4种不同界面滑移情况的疲劳迟滞回线. 假设正交铺设与编织陶瓷基复合材料疲劳迟滞回线主要受0°铺层、轴向纱线内纤维/基体界面滑移的影响, 预测了单向、正交铺设与编织陶瓷基复合材料在不同峰值应力与不同循环的疲劳迟滞回线, 与试验结果吻合.      

INVESTIGATION ON FATIGUE HYSTERESIS LOOPS MODELS OF FIBRE-REINFORCED CERAMIC-MATRIX COMPOSITES

纤维增强陶瓷基复合材料初始加载到疲劳峰值应力时, 基体出现裂纹, 纤维/基体界面发生脱粘. 在疲劳载荷作用下, 纤维相对基体在界面脱粘区往复滑移使得陶瓷基复合材料出现疲劳迟滞现象. 建立了纤维陶瓷基复合材料疲劳迟滞回线细观力学模型, 采用断裂力学方法确定了初始加载纤维/基体界面脱粘长度、卸载界面反向滑移长度与重新加载新界面滑移长度, 分析了4种不同界面滑移情况的疲劳迟滞回线. 假设正交铺设与编织陶瓷基复合材料疲劳迟滞回线主要受0°铺层、轴向纱线内纤维/基体界面滑移的影响, 预测了单向、正交铺设与编织陶瓷基复合材料在不同峰值应力与不同循环的疲劳迟滞回线, 与试验结果吻合.     

共晶基陶瓷复合材料的断裂韧性

应用细观力学方法研究了由具有随机尺寸和方位的棒体共晶体构成的共晶基陶瓷复合材料的断裂韧性.首先根据棒状共晶体的细观结构特性,考虑共晶体边界处的微观滑移确定共晶陶瓷复合材料的开裂应力,当外载荷达到开裂应力时,裂纹开始扩展.然后分析裂纹表面处的棒状共晶体桥联力使裂纹产生闭合效应,减小裂纹尖端的应力集中,建立棒状共晶体桥联增韧机制;再依据棒状共晶体拔出过程中摩擦力做功,建立棒状共晶体拔出增韧机制.最后在棒状共晶体的桥联与拔出增韧机制的基础上,得到了共晶基陶瓷复合材料断裂韧性的理论表达式.结果表明共晶基陶瓷复合材料的断裂韧性与棒状共晶体的长径比密切相关.     

用广义胞元法研究弱界面复合材料偏轴拉伸强度

本文用广义胞元法结合应力集中系数模型,从细观、宏观力学结合的角度,预测了弱界面复合材料偏轴拉伸强度值.用广义胞元法/高精度广义胞元法计算复合材料开裂前和开裂后的应力场,引入基体应力集中系数以得到基体真实应力.在计算真实应力时根据宏观试验现象考量是否对界面开裂后的复合材料进行刚度衰减,最终形成4种方案计算出复合材料的偏轴拉伸强度.通过对比芳纶纤维和亚麻纤维两种弱界面复合材料的偏轴拉伸强度试验值,找到了最可靠的预报方案并具有良好的预报精度.     

界面脱粘对陶瓷基复合材料疲劳迟滞回线的影响

采用细观力学方法对脆性纤维增强的陶瓷基复合材料拉-拉疲劳载荷下应力-应变迟滞回线进行了研究,将拉梅公式与库仑摩擦法则相结合分析了界面脱粘区以及粘结区复合材料细观应力场.根据卸载与重新加载时纤维相对基体滑移机制,分析了加卸载纤维轴向应力分布,结合断裂力学界面脱粘准则确定了初始加载界面脱粘长度ls、卸载界面反向滑移长度y以及重新加载界面滑移长度z',讨论了界面脱粘能和界面摩擦系数对初始界面脱粘、卸载界面反向滑移、重新加载界面滑移以及加卸载迟滞回线的影响.并与Pryce-Smith模型和试验数据进行对比表明:该文模型与试验曲线吻合的较好.     

含共晶界面陶瓷复合材料的损伤应变场分析

研究了含共晶界面陶瓷复合材料的损伤应变场及其尺度效应。根据含共晶界面复合陶瓷的细观结构特性,利用含共晶界面陶瓷复合材料中三相胞元内的应力场分布规律,得出棒状共晶体内的无损应变场分布规律。针对棒状共晶体内存在损伤的现象,通过引入损伤变量,利用三相模型法得到了棒状共晶体内存在损伤时的应变场分布规律;根据应变和纤维状夹杂直径之间的关系,分析了棒状共晶体内的损伤应变场及其尺度效应。结果表明,含共晶界面陶瓷复合材料内三相胞元中基体、界面相和纤维夹杂内的损伤应变场对纤维夹杂直径具有明显的尺度效应。     

2D C/SiC复合材料细观损伤机制及氧化对其影响的研究

为了观察分析C/SiC陶瓷基复合材料的细观损伤机制,利用划片切割机去除表面涂层,采用扫描电镜和配套的原位加载装置探究其细观损伤机理,以此结合宏观现象对其作出解释。本文以四点弯实验为基础,利用搭建的高温加热系统在不同高温环境下氧化材料。随着氧化的发生,得到C/SiC陶瓷基复合材料细观形貌以及破坏机制的变化规律。随着氧化程度的加强,发现材料基体以及纤维出现不同程度的烧蚀,界面层遭到破坏,弯曲强度逐渐降低。同时纤维的拔出、裂纹的萌生以及扩展方式发生了改变,从而导致不同破坏断口的出现。     

基于三角对称共晶团断裂的复相陶瓷极限应力预报模型

根据复相陶瓷内三角对称共晶团的特殊结构形式,基于共晶团细观损伤断裂机理建立复相陶瓷极限应力预报模型,为分析复相陶瓷的断裂机理提供理论依据。首先,基于共晶团内纤维端部的应力集中效应,考虑共晶团内基体出现微观塑性流动的特性,利用位错塞积理论和内聚键破裂条件,确定三角对称共晶团的本征断裂应力。然后,基于沿共晶团晶向的微观损伤应变,确定加载函数,考虑三角对称共晶团细观断裂过程中的中性加载条件,计算共晶团的细观损伤断裂应力。最后,考虑三角对称共晶团尺寸的随机性和方向任意性,引入"临界区"概念,在共晶团尺寸和方向服从二维完全随机分布条件下,得到复相陶瓷极限应力的理论预报模型。结果表明,复相陶瓷的极限应力主要由三角对称共晶团的细观损伤极限应力确定,三角对称共晶团内纤维夹杂体积含量和尺寸对极限应力有重要影响。     

纤维增强韧性基体界面力学行为

分析了纤维增强韧性基体的界面力学行为及其失效机理,按剪滞理论和应变理化规律研究微复合材料的弹塑性变形和应力状态,讨论了幂硬化和线性硬化基体的弹塑性变形和界面应力分布,并给出纤维应力和位移的表达式。按最大剪应力强度理论建立了纤维／基体界面失效准则,推导出弹塑性界面失效的平均剪应力随纤维埋入长度的变化关系。     

含弧形裂纹复合陶瓷强度的尺度效应

认为含弧形裂纹复合陶瓷由随机方向的三相胞元与有效介质构成,用细观力学的方法研究了复合陶瓷的损伤失效和强度。首先确定三相胞元的外载应变,再依据复合陶瓷在损伤过程中的细观应力场和广义热力学力,计算出三相胞元内基体和颗粒的损伤等效应力,当基体和颗粒的损伤等效应力分别等于两者的极限应力时,得到基体和颗粒的破坏应力。然后,根据混合型应力强度因子计算弧形裂纹扩展时的能量释放率,进而得到界面的破坏应力。最后综合考虑基体、颗粒和和界面损伤影响,获得含弧形裂纹复合陶瓷的宏观强度及其尺度效应。     

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.     

Matrix fracture in fiber-reinforced ceramics

A fiber-reinforced ceramic subject to tensile stress in the fiber direction can undergo extensive matrix cracking normal to the fibers, while the fibers remain intact. In this paper, the critical conditions for the onset of widespread matrix cracking are studied analytically on the basis of fracture mechanics theory. Two distinct situations concerning the fiber-matrix interface are contemplated : (i) unbonded fibers initially held in the matrix by thermal or other strain mismatches, but susceptible to frictional slip, and (ii) fibers that initially are weakly bonded to the matrix, but may be debonded by the stresses near the tip of an advancing matrix crack. The results generalize those of the Aveston-Cooper-Kelly theory for case (i). Optimal thermal strain mismatches for maximum cracking strength are studied, and theoretical results are compared with experimental data for a SiC fiber, lithium-alumina-silicate glass matrix composite.     

Competing mechanisms in the wear resistance behavior of biomineralized rod-like microstructures

The remarkable mechanical properties observed in biological composite materials relative to those of their individual constituents distinguish them from common engineering materials. Some naturally occurring high-performance ceramics, like the external veneer of the Chiton (Cryptochiton stelleri) tooth, have been shown to have superior hardness and impressive abrasion resistance properties. The mechanical performance of the chiton tooth has been attributed to a hierarchical arrangement of nanostructured magnetite rods surrounded with organic material. While nanoindentation tests provide useful information about the overall performance of this biological composite, understanding the key microstructural features and energy dissipation mechanisms at small scales remains a challenging task. We present a combined experimental/numerical approach to elucidate the role of material deformation in the rods, debonding at the rod interfaces and the influence of energy dissipation mechanisms on the ability of the microstructure to distribute damage under extreme loading conditions. We employ a 3D finite element-based micromechanical model to simulate the nanoindentation tests performed in geological magnetite and cross-sections of the chiton tooth. This proposed model is capable of capturing the inelastic deformation of the rods and the failure of their interfaces, while damage, fracture and fragmentation of the mineralized rods is assessed using a probabilistic function. Our results show that these natural materials achieve their abrasion resistant properties by controlling the interface strength between rods, alleviating the tensile stress on the rods near the indentation tip and therefore decreasing the probability of catastrophic failure without significantly sacrificing resistance to penetration. The understanding of these competing energy dissipating mechanisms provides a path to the prediction of new combination of materials. In turns, these results suggest certain guidelines for abrasion resistance rod-like microstructures in composites with high volume fraction of brittle minerals or ceramics with tailored performance for specific applications.     

Micro-mechanical approximation to the stress field around an inclined fiber of FRCC

Matrix spalling or crushing is one of the important mechanisms of fiber-matrix interaction of fiber reinforced cementitious composites (FRCC). The fiber pullout mechanisms have been extensively studied for an aligned fiber but matrix failure is rarely investigated since it is thought not to be a major affect. However, for an inclined fiber, the matrix failure should not be neglected. Due to the complex process of matrix spalling, experimental investigation and analytical study of this mechanism are rarely found in literature. In this paper, it is assumed that the load transfer is concentrated within the short length of the inclined fiber from the exit point towards anchored end and follows the exponential law. The Mindlin formulation is employed to calculate the 3D stress field. The simulation gives much information about this field. The 3D approximation of the stress state around an inclined fiber helps to qualitatively understand the mechanism of matrix failure. Finally, a spalling criterion is proposed by which matrix spalling occurs only when the stress in a certain volume, rather than the stress at a small point, exceeds the material strength. This implies some local stress redistribution after first yield. The stress redistribution results in more energy input and higher load bearing capacity of the matrix. In accordance with this hypothesis, the evolution of matrix spalling is demonstrated. The accurate prediction of matrix spalling needs the careful determination of the parameters in this model. This is the work of further study.     

弱界面复合材料中的基体裂纹

利用二维弹性力学模型研究了纤维增强复合材料中基体裂纹与弱界面的相互作用机理．文中首先导出各向异性弹性多层介质中刃型位错的基本解，然后运用这些基本解建立了弱界面复合材料中典型的Ｈ型缺陷的奇异积分方程组，通过求解这些方程得到外载荷的大小、弱界面的结合强度、界面的残余压力和摩擦系数、纤维与基体的弹性模量比等微结构参量与基体裂纹附近的应力场的关系     

Mesoscale modeling of nonlinear elasticity and fracture in ceramic polycrystals under dynamic shear and compression

Dynamic deformation and failure mechanisms in polycrystalline ceramics are investigated through constitutive modeling and numerical simulation. Two ceramics are studied: silicon carbide (SiC, hexagonal crystal structure) and aluminum oxynitride (AlON, cubic crystal structure). Three dimensional finite element simulations incorporate nonlinear anisotropic elasticity for behavior of single crystals within polycrystalline aggregates, cohesive zone models for intergranular fracture, and contact interactions among fractured interfaces. Boundary conditions considered include uniaxial strain compression, uniaxial stress compression, and shear with varying confinement, all at high loading rates. Results for both materials demonstrate shear-induced dilatation and increasing shear strength with increasing confining pressure. Failure statistics for unconfined loading exhibit a smaller Weibull modulus (corresponding to greater scatter in peak failure strength) in AlON than in SiC, likely a result of lower prescribed cohesive fracture strength and greater elastic anisotropy in the former. In both materials, the predicted Weibull modulus tends to decrease with an increasing number of grains contained in the simulated microstructure.     

Bending and buckling of a class of nonlinear fiber composite rods

An investigation of the mechanics of bending and buckling is carried out for a class of nonlinear fiber composite rods composed of embedded unidirectional fibers parallel to the rod axis. The specific class of composite considered is one in which the fibers interact with the matrix through a nonlinear Needleman-type cohesive zone [Needleman, A., 1987. A continuum model for void nucleation by inclusion debonding. ASME J. Appl. Mech. 54, 525-531; Needleman, A., 1992. Micromechanical modelling of interfacial decohesion. Ultramicroscopy 40, 203-214]. The primary decohesive mechanism active in bending and buckling of these composite rods is shear slip along the fiber-matrix interfaces allowing the use of a previously developed constitutive relation for antiplane shear response [Levy, A.J., 2000b. The fiber composite with nonlinear interface—part II: antiplane shear. ASME J. Appl. Mech. 67, 733-739]. The formulation requires the specification of a potential interface force-slip law that is assumed to permit interface failure in shear.Four cases of the bending and shearing of beams (concentrated or uniform load on a cantilever or a simply supported beam) are analyzed, each of which exhibits qualitatively distinct response. For certain values of interface parameters, the beam deflection or its gradient at a fixed location can change discontinuously with load. Furthermore, for interface parameter values within a certain range, singular surfaces will exist in uniformly loaded beams where there is a non-uniform distribution of shear stress along the beam length. These singular surfaces divide the beam into regions of maximal and minimal fiber slip and propagate with a rate that varies inversely as the square of the applied load. For other parameter values, singular surfaces will not exist and fiber slip will be diffuse.For the class of nonlinear composite considered, bifurcation and imperfection buckling of pinned-pinned columns is analyzed. For bifurcation buckling, a nonlinear eigenvalue problem is derived and the solution is obtained by Galerkin's method. It is demonstrated that critical loads are influenced by the initial slope, and hence the linear portion, of the interface force-slip relation but the post-buckling response, which in some sense resembles that of plastic buckling, is affected by the entire interface constitutive relation. Imperfection buckling is analyzed in a similar manner by assuming a slight initial curvature of the rod. Sensitivity of the response to imperfection magnitude is discussed as well.     

A continuum model for fiber reinforced materials with debonding

A continuum theory for a fiber-reinforced material with debonding between the constituents is presented. The debonding phenomenon is simulated by imposing the continuity of the normal displacements at the fiber-matrix interfaces while allowing free tangential slip there. The derived theory is of the lowest order and is obtained by using a first order expansion in the displacements in the fiber and matrix phases. The theory is applied to investigate the effect of debonding on the propagation of waves in a boron/epoxy fiber reinforced material. It is shown that an additional mode of propagation is obtained as compared with the usual case of perfect bonding