Mean field modelling of the plastic behaviour of co-continuous dual-phase alloys with strong morphological anisotropy

This work addresses the plastic flow properties of a composite material in which the reinforcing phase is continuous and cannot be suitably represented by isolated ellipsoidal inclusions. The dual-phase metal under consideration is composed of a network of Inconel-601 fibres infiltrated by pure aluminium. Hence, both phases exhibit elastic–plastic behaviour and are continuous in the three dimensions of space. The fibre network presents a large morphological anisotropy that is reflected in the mechanical response of the composite. The modelling is based on Eshelby’s equivalent inclusion theory. Strain partitioning between the phases is computed incrementally based on tangent operators derived from the isotropic response of individual phases. Assessment of the model relies on extensive experimental data. Uniaxial tensile tests, involving measurement of the Lankford coefficient, have been performed at various temperatures on samples containing different volume fractions of fibres. Measurement of the phase stresses by neutron diffraction supplements the information provided by the macroscopic stress–strain curves. It is demonstrated that predictions are valid only when the micro–macro averaging scheme accounts for the co-continuous character of the constitutive phases.     

含界面相复合材料热残余应力分析

本文分析了含有界面相纤维增强复合材料热残余应力的空间分布。针对材料实际微结构几何特点,建立含有界面相的三维三相单丝模型,用均匀和梯度函数描述界面相模量随空间变化规律,由轴对称体弹性力学理论得到单丝热残余应力分布,结果表明梯度界面降低了残余应力。通过碳纤维电阻法测出T300/环氧树脂单丝体系固化后的纤维轴向应变,与梯度界面的分析结果基本一致。用叠加方法得到密排六方结构代表性体积元(RVE)中纤维间相互偶合的应力场,同时应用有限元法分析RVE中纤维间的残余应力分布,两者结果相互验证。     

磁电复合材料中拓扑磁结构的力学调控

磁性斯格明子是在一些铁磁材料中存在的一种重要拓扑磁结构,由于其具有独特的磁-电-力-热多场耦合特性,在未来新型自旋电子器件中有着广泛的应用前景。然而,磁性斯格明子一般需要在外加磁场下才能稳定存在,极大地限制了其在自旋电子器件中的实际应用。本文基于实空间下磁电材料的相场模拟,发现铁电和铁磁复合薄膜中铁电斯格明子可以通过界面变形来稳定铁磁斯格明子。由于力电耦合效应,铁电层中铁电斯格明子的非均匀分布极化在界面产生周期性的非均匀界面变形。界面变形通过力磁耦合效应,使铁磁层中的磁性斯格明子在没有外加磁场的条件下能够稳定存在。本文的研究结果表明,基于磁电复合材料中的力-电-磁耦合效应,通过优化设计复合材料中不同组元的结构,可以实现拓扑磁结构的力学调控,从而为设计基于拓扑磁结构的新型自旋电子器件提供了新思路。     

Constant-acceleration stresses in a composite body

This paper is a contribution to the experimental stress analysis of composite structures subjected to gravitational forces. It is proved, generally, that the immersion analogy can be used to analyze these stresses in composite bodies provided all the materials of such bodies have the same weight per unit volume. Applications are described in two-dimensional problems immersing urethane-rubber models bonded to epoxy shells in a thallium-formate solution. Photoelasticity is used to determine stresses. The method increases the response obtained and will have application in the solution of problems where constant-acceleration stresses are important, as in dams and solid-propellant rocket grains.     

Effect of an inhomogeneous interphase zone on the bulk modulus and conductivity of a particulate composite

A model is presented of a particulate composite containing spherical inclusions, each of which are surrounded by a localized region in which the elastic moduli vary smoothly with radius. This region may represent an interphase zone in a composite, or the transition zone around an aggregate particle in concrete, for example. An exact solution is derived for the displacements and stresses around a single inclusion in an infinite matrix, subjected to a far-field hydrostatic compression, and is then used to derive an approximate expression for the effective bulk modulus of a material containing a random dispersion of these inclusions. The analogous conductivity (thermal, electrical, etc.) problem is then discussed, and it is shown that the expression for the normalized effective conductivity corresponds exactly to that for the normalized effective bulk modulus, if the Poisson ratios of both phases are set to zero.     

Features of plane wave propagation along the layers of a prestrained nanocomposite

Features of the propagation of longitudinal and transverse plane waves along the layers of nanocomposites with process-induced initial stresses are studied. The composite has a periodic structure: it is made by repeating two highly dissimilar layers. The layers exhibit nonlinear elastic behavior in the range of loads under consideration. A Murnaghan-type elastic potential dependent on the three invariants of the strain tensor is used to describe the mechanical behavior of the composite constituents. To simulate the propagation of waves, finite-strain theory is used for developing a problem statement within the framework of the three-dimensional linearized theory of elasticity assuming finite initial strains. The dependence of the relative velocities of longitudinal and transverse waves on two components of small initial stresses in each layer and on the volume fraction of the constituents is studied. It is established that there are thickness ratios of layers in some nanocomposites such that the wave velocities are independent of the initial stresses and equal to the respective wave velocities in composites without initial stresses __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 43, No. 4, pp. 3–26, April 2007.     

Logarithmic singularity of an elastic composite wedge subjected to out-of-the-plane extensional strain

When an elastic composite wedge is not under a plane strain deformation, an out-of-the-plane extensional strain exists. The singularity analysis for the stresses at the apex of the composite wedge reduces to a system of non-homogeneous linear equations. When the composite wedge consists of two anisotropic elastic materials, it is shown that the stresses have the (ln r) term for all combinations of wedge angles with few exceptions. The same is true when the materials are isotropic except that the (ln r) term may appear in the form of r(ln r) in the displacements only. For these isotropic composite wedges therefore the stresses are bounded, though not continuous, at the apex. However, there are isotropic composite wedges for which the stress singularity is logarithmic. Conditions are given for isotropic composite wedges for which the stresses are (a) uniform, (b) non-uniform but bounded and (c) logarithmic. Unlike the r^−λ singularity, the existence of the (ln r) term does not depend on the complete boundary conditions.     

A novel analytical model and energy analysis of thermal stresses in two-phase composites

This paper deals with analytical modelling of thermal stresses in a multi-particle-matrix system with isotropic spherical particles. These particles are periodically distributed in an isotropic infinite matrix. This model system which is characterized by microstructural parameters (particle volume fraction, particle radius) is applicable to two-phase composites of a precipitate-matrix type with isotropic phases. The thermal stresses originate during a cooling process due to a difference in thermal expansion coefficients. The analytical modelling which is based on fundamental equations of solid continuum mechanics represents a combination of different mathematical procedures applied to equilibrium and compatibility equations. This novel analytical model is compared with that which is based on mathematical procedures applied to the equilibrium equations only. The energy analysis of both analytical models which is applied to the SiC-Al₂O₃ composite is presented.     

Investigation of the plane stress state of a multilayer structure under heat variations

Now that composite materials are used in various fields of technology, their resistance to heat variations, which cause additional stresses because of noncoinciding layer thermal expansion coefficients, becomes increasingly topical. Apparently, the first study in this field was performed in [1], where the stress state in beam-like thermostats was determined. In [2], it was shown that delamination moments arise at the ends of two-layer beams, and the possibility of their influence on the process of delamination of two-layer composites was considered. In [3], in a similar setting, delamination stresses in multilayer structures were considered. In [4–7], the stresses at the edges of two-layer beams were calculated. We note that in all these papers the main assumptions of beam theory were used, which were confirmed experimentally for the analysis of beams.     

Influence of the viscoelastic properties of a composite on the stress distribution around an elliptic hole in a plate

The time variation in the stresses around an elliptic hole in a composite plate is studied. Solutions that characterize the effect of the time dependence of the relaxation moduli of the composite components on stresses are obtained. The solutions in the time domain are obtained from the elastic–viscoelastic analogy and the corresponding elastic solutions for the effective moduli of the composite and the stress field around an elliptic hole in an anisotropic plate. The inverse Laplace transformation is carried out by an effective numerical method     

An axisymmetric stress analysis in a single fibre composite of finite length under a thermal expansion mismatch

In this paper, an exact solution is derived for the characterization of thermal stresses in a single-fibre composite of finite length. All the required boundary and interfacial conditions of the thermo-elastic problem are thus satisfied exactly. The proposed method involves a particular solution that is added to a three-dimensional (3D) complementary displacement field which satisfies automatically the Navier's equations. Based on experimental data provided by fibre Bragg grating sensors, an axisymmetric analysis is used then to determine the residual stress field inside the composite due to matrix shrinkage. The numerical results clearly indicate that all stress components vary significantly near the ends. An abrupt change of the shear stresses is thus predicted close to the edges. The results of the model are also found to be in good agreement with those obtained from finite element simulations. A comparison of the proposed approach with three other published theoretical models is also presented.     

Thermoelastic characteristics of a composite solid with initial stresses

Thermoelastic problem for a composite solid with initial stresses is considered on the basis of the asymptotic homogenization method. The homogenized model is constructed by means of the two-scale asymptotic homogenization techniques. The major result of a present paper is that the effective (homogenized) thermoelastic characteristics of the composite material depend not only on local distributions of all types of material characteristics: local elastic properties, local thermoelastic properties, but also on local initial stresses. Therefore it is shown that for the inhomogeneous (composite) material local initial stresses contribute towards values of the effective characteristics of the material. This kind of interaction is not possible for the homogeneous materials. From the mathematical viewpoint, the asymptotic homogenization procedure is equivalent to the computation of G-limit of the corresponding operator. And the above noted phenomenon is based on the fact that in the considering case the G-limit of a sum is not equal to the sum of G-limits. The developed general homogenized model is illustrated in the particular case of the small initial stresses, which is common for the practical mechanical problems. The explicit formulas for the effective thermoelastic characteristics and numerical results are obtained for a laminated composite solid with the initial stresses.     

Accelerated aging of unidirectional hybrid composites under the long-term elevated temperature and moisture concentration

Despite their high performances, composites with polymer matrix are very sensible to the increase in temperature and moisture concentration. During long years of services, both phenomena cause a critical transient hygrothermal transverse stresses, particularly at first-ply; i.e. at two edges of the composite plates. Therefore, significant degradation of hygrothermal characteristics and ultimate strengths of materials are occurred. To get an explicit relation between the durability and the damage probability of the composite, quadratic failure criterion in stress space is used. This criterion enables us to find a direct relation between transient hygrothermal stresses produced by the increase in temperature and moisture concentration and the ultimate strengths. It is necessary to calculate the strength ratio R from initial to saturation time for each condition imposed of temperature and moisture concentration. The strength ratio gives a point of view on the damage probability of the composite plates, where the rupture occurs if R = 1. In order to limit the consequences of simultaneous effects of temperature and moisture concentration, unidirectional hybrid composites in graphite epoxy was proposed. To reach this aim, hygrothermal transverse stresses are calculated through the thickness of unidirectional hybrid plate. Finally, the strength ratio was evaluated along of the plate with a gradual increase in temperature and moisture concentration.     

Photoelastic analysis of interlaminar matrix stresses in fibrous composite models

Scattered-light methods are presented for analysis of interlaminar matrix stresses between the fiber layers of composite models. These include data-smoothing techniques and a least-squares solution to utilize the excess information available. Applications are given to determine all stress components in the matrix of a two-layer model and to determine the interlaminar shear stress in the matrix of a four-layer model. The results indicate that matrix stress magnitudes are a function of proximity to the fibers and that they are significantly higher than composite stresses obtained using mathematical models. Paper was presented at 1975 SESA Spring Meeting held in Chicago, IL on May 11–16.     

材料非线性对复合材料层合板热自由边界效应的影响

本文用准三维有限元法研究了材料非线性对复合材料层合板热自山边界效应的影响,给出了修正型Hahn-Tsai非线性应力-应变关系的三维形式。由本文非线性分析方法得到的层间应力与以往由线性分析方法得到的层间应力做了比较,结果表明:材料非线性能显著降低层间剪应力的集中程度,但对层间正应力影响不太明显。     

短纤维复合材料的压缩强度

细观力学理论得到的复合材料内应力是均值应力,在进行破坏和强度预报前,必须转化到真实值.对于短纤维复合材料,除了轴向压缩真实应力外,基体其它方向真实应力计算已得到解决,等于其均值应力乘以基体应力集中系数.论文基于弹性力学方法得到了短纤维复合材料轴向压缩下基体的应力场,并据此定义基体的轴向压缩应力集中系数.与基体其它方向应...     

Three-phase plane composites of minimal elastic stress energy: High-porosity structures

The paper establishes exact lower bound on the effective elastic energy of two-dimensional, three-material composite subjected to the homogeneous, anisotropic stress. It is assumed that the materials are mixed with given volume fractions and that one of the phases is degenerated to void, i.e., the effective composite is porous. Explicit formula for the energy bound is obtained using the translation method enhanced with additional inequality expressing certain property of stresses. Sufficient optimality conditions of the energy bound are used to set the requirements which have to be met by the stress fields in each phase of optimal effective material regardless of the complexity of its microstructural geometry. We show that these requirements are fulfilled in a special class of microgeometries, so-called laminates of a rank. Their optimality is elaborated in detail for structures with significant amount of void, also referred to as high-porosity structures. It is shown that geometrical parameters of optimal multi-rank, high-porosity laminates are different in various ranges of volume fractions and anisotropy level of external stress. Non-laminate, three-phase microstructures introduced by other authors and their optimality in high-porosity regions is also discussed by means of the sufficient conditions technique. Conjectures regarding low-porosity regions are presented, but full treatment of this issue is postponed to a separate publication. The corresponding “G-closure problem” of a three-phase isotropic composite is also addressed and exact bounds on effective isotropic properties are explicitly determined in these regions where the stress energy bound is optimal.     

Solutions of the integral equations for shearing stresses in two-material curved beams

In the same way as shearing stresses for curved beams made of one material, the problem of evaluating the shearing stresses of composite curved beams is also reduced to one of solving the integral equations. Solving directly two integral equations can derive the formulae of shearing stresses, which satisfy not only the equilibrium equations but also the static boundary conditions on the boundary surfaces of the beams. The present analysis will be used to investigate the shearing stresses of a cantilevered curved beam made of two materials, which is loaded by a concentrated force at its free end. The comparison between the numerical results of shearing stresses obtained using the equations developed in this paper and a three-dimensional finite element analysis shows excellent agreement.     

复合曲梁中剪应力和径向应力的研究

文献［郾］讨论了复合曲梁在弯曲时的正应力问题，在此基础上，本文进一步导出了其剪应力和径向应力的计算公式，从而使复合曲梁的应力问题全部得到解决，作为特例，也可以从上述公式得到单层匀质曲梁的的相应公式，最后给出计算实例。