The mechanical strength of polysilicon films: Part 1. The influence of fabrication governed surface conditions

In an effort to explain the considerable variations in measured mechanical strength of polysilicon films doped with phosphorous for use in MEMS applications, the influence of the specimen manufacturing processes on the mechanical properties has been examined in connection with varying exposure to 49% hydrofluoric acid (HF). It was found that surface roughness as characterized by groove formation along grain boundaries depends on the HF release time. Surface undulations and crevasses related to grain structure result thus in reduced fracture strength and, in addition, induce errors into the determination of the effective elastic modulus—especially when the latter is determined from flexure configurations. Extensive exposure to HF results in pervasive material degradation, as evidenced by a transition from transgranular to intergranular fracture, and a correspondingly precipitous drop of the film strength with attendant increase in grain boundary material removal. Short times of exposure to HF can result in delamination of a thin surface layer, which is sufficient to initiate an “early” failure. Longer exposure allows HF permeation into the intergranular domains, degrading the body of the material significantly. On the other hand, tests on material from a different source that has undergone different doping and post-processing demonstrated a suppression of this degradation resulting in film strengths that are higher by a factor of two or more. Thus, consideration of additional influences of doping and electro-chemical phenomena during the HF wet release, in association with silicon-metal contacts, is necessary.     

Experimental investigation of the behavior of extra high strength steel

This paper comprises a study concerning the mechanical behavior of extra high strength steel. This is investigated by means of biaxial testing of flat cross-shaped specimens in the full σ₁-σ₂ plane, a concept developed earlier at Steel Structures, Luleå University of Technology. Furthermore, new specimen designs had to be developed to enable testing of a material with high yield strength and low ultimate over yield strength ratio, such as the extra high strength steel Weldox 1100. The tests are performed in two steps: one initial loading followed by unloading and a subsequent loading in a new direction. The test results, containing data from 15 biaxial tests, are characterized by a slightly anisotropic initial yield criterion where the proof stress in compression is consequently somewhat higher compared to the results in tension. In the subsequent loading the observed phenomena are a Bauschinger effect in the direction opposite the initial loading direction and that the transition from elastic to plastic state in subsequent loadings is gradual and direction-dependent.     

Determining the Thermoviscoplastic State of Shells of Revolution Subject to Creep Damage

A technique is developed for determining the thermoviscoplastic state of shells of revolution with allowance for creep damage. The technique is based on the hypotheses of rectilinear element and the theory of deformation along paths of small curvature. The equivalent stress appearing in the kinetic equations of damage and creep is determined using a creep-rupture criterion that accounts for the stress mode and the level of irreversible strains. The technique is tested by determining the thermoviscoplastic state and time to failure of tubular specimens under a tensile force and a torque     

Critical Stresses in Spalling and Dynamic Rupture of Metals

Results of dynamic rupture tests of a series of metals obtained using a composite Hopkinson bar and shock-wave loading of plane specimens are described. It is shown that the actual rupture strength at a strain rate of 5 · 10³ sec⁻¹ is very close to the spall strength at higher strain rates. Results of testing the same metals using a composite Hopkinson bar within a temperature range of 20–350°C are given. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 46, No. 6, pp. 103–107, November–December, 2005.     

人造多晶冰抗压强度实验研究

对实验室制作的平均粒径为４ｍｍ的宏观各向同性粒状多晶冰，在冰温分别为－０．５、－２、－５和－１０℃及应变率分别为４．２×１０－４、５．５×１０－５、５．５×１０－６及３．５×１０－７ｓ－１下进行了单轴抗压强度实验。结果表明，极限抗压强度与负温和应变率的对数均呈正比例关系；在较高应变率下（４．２×１０－４ｓ－１），在－５℃时，出现韧脆性转折点。     

缝纫复合材料层合板面内拉伸强度研究

旨在研究由缝纫引起的材料弹性性质的变化并对缝纫复合材料层合板面内拉伸强度进行理论预测。认为缝纫引起的面内纤维偏转是缝纫影响复合材料面内力学性能的主要原因，引入最大纤维偏转角和变形区宽度两个结构参数，提出了描述材料非均匀性的纤维弯曲模型。采用多层次多尺度模拟的方法得到层合板非均匀的材料性质。通过二维有限元分析对单向拉伸载荷作用下的面内强度进行理论预测，得到与试验数据相吻合的结果，进而分析了缝纫密度对拉伸强度的影响。     

UNDERSTANDING THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SINGLE MICRO-PARTICLES AND THEIR COMPACTION BEHAVIOUR

The compaction of particulate materials to form tablets is increasingly employed as a final dosage form for functional products due to its simplicity and low cost. However, the functionality of some products may be impaired due to the high compression pressures required. The general aim of the current study is to understand the relationship between the mechanical properties of single feed particles （〈 100μm） and their compaction behaviour in order to produce tablets at low compression pressure with acceptable strength. The materials studied were pharmaceutical excipients, comprising three enteric polymer particles and three different powders in the form of agglomerates. The mechanical properties of the individual particles or agglomerates were determined by a micromanipulation technique. The samples were also compacted in cylindrical tableting dies. It was observed that there was a strong correlation between the forces required to cause the fracture of the single particles and those derived from the compaction measurements as determined using an existing analysis.     

甘肃北山地质处置库围岩节理抗剪强度经验估算

节理抗剪强度参数是地质处置库预选地段工程地质对比和围岩稳定性分析的重要指标。本文在旧井地段英云闪长岩节理分组的基础上,运用定向统计测量方法估测节理粗糙度系数,通过评价节理粗糙度系数的尺寸效应,确定节理抗剪强度经验估算有效长度,由JRC-JCS模型求得各组节理4个方向的抗剪强度参数,并评价了地质处置库围岩节理抗剪强度的各向异性特征。     

FJ662A公路客车骨架的脆漆和静态电测试验分析

本文介绍用脆漆法和电测法测定和分析车身骨架强度的方法及结果、并讨论使用这两种方法相辅相成的关系。     

含微裂纹和椭球颗粒介质的强度及本构关系

针对含随机分布微裂纹及椭球颗粒的复合材料，通过考虑椭球颗粒内的本征应变及其与微裂纹的相互作用，利用等效夹杂方法研究了微裂纹损伤对材料有效模量和强度的影响，推导了复合材料的细观应力场及本构关系，并导出了材料破坏的临界条件．