A novel specimen for investigating the mechanical behavior of elastomers under multiaxial loading conditions

In this paper we describe the design and manufacture of an axial-torsion test specimen, and provide relationships needed when conducting stress-strain characterization experiments with the specimen. The specimen is a short hollow cylinder of rubber bonded between two steel mounting rings, in which simultaneous axial and shear strains are produced via independently controlled axial and twist displacements. We present calculations for the strain-displacement and stress-load relationships, and strain energy density. These relationships have been established and validated via a combination of analytical and experimental techniques, and finite element analysis. We have investigated the extent and effects of strain and stress field non-uniformity in the test specimen. The specimen design is sufficiently simple that a closed-form expression for the strain-displacement relationship has been successfully developed.     

A procedure for measuring the flexibility of single wood-pulp fibres

A way of determining the flexibility of wood-pulp fibres is developed, which involves i) a precise measurement of the topology of single-fibres by using a confocal laser scanning microscope and ii) the measurement of the elastic modulus of the fibres by using a single-fibre fatigue cell. Reported in this paper are the initial results of tests carried out on black spruce fibres, which have been subjected to three different levels of mechanical refining energy, namely ∼1100, 2300, and 3500 kWh/t. It is found that the fibre flexibility rises significantly between the first and second energy levels, but it does not change to the same degree between the second and third ones. The described procedure of measuring the flexibility of fibres may be used to establish the appropriate refiner energy necessary for the production of a specific grade of paper. Russian translation published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 42, No. 1, pp. 115–128, January–February, 2006.     

气密性碳涂覆光纤筛选强度与电阻关系研究

通过实验分析确立了把光纤电阻作为衡量气密性碳涂覆光纤通过２％应变筛选的过渡标准。要拉制２％应变筛选的碳涂覆光纤，其电阻值应小于３０ｋΩ／ｃｍ。     

稀土复合变质对新型铸造热锻模具钢组织与性能的影响

研究了稀土复合变质对新型铸造热锻模具钢（CHD钢）组织与性能的组织。结果表明，稀土复合变质能细化晶粒，并且随着稀土量的增加。细化效果明显；加入适量的稀土复合变质后，夹杂物数量明显减少，夹杂物趋于球化并均匀地分布在钢中，形态和分布得以了改善，向钢中加入稀土进行复合变质，能促进贝氏体、奥氏体和位错亚结构的形成，细化马氏体板条。当残留稀土含量为0.02%时，CHD钢的硬度、强度变化不大，断裂韧性（KIC）和疲劳裂纹扩展门槛值（△Kth）有所提高，冲击韧性、延伸率、断面收缩率提高了近一倍，抗热疲劳性能也最好。     

儿童易疲劳与血清中微量元素含量的相关性研究

测定了1562名儿童(其中包括153名易疲劳儿童)血清中Zn、Fe、Cu、Ca、Mn和Pb的含量。研究发现,易疲劳儿血清Ca含量(84.4±12.5μg/mL)显著低于对照组儿童(88.5 4±13.4μg/mL),P<0.05;Fe含量(1.094±0.22μg/mL)显著高于对照组儿童(1.07 4±0.22μg/mL),P<0.05;Mn含量(0.040 4±0.035μg/mL)非常显著高于对照组儿童(0.035 4±0.013μg/mL),P<0.001。     

Some microrheological aspects of wood-pulp fibres subjected to fatigue loading

Wood-pulp fibres are recognized as concentrically-layered, laminated composite tubes of structural reinforcing material, the cellulose microfibrils, embedded in a cementing matrix of hemicellulose and lignin. When the single fibres are subjected to cyclic mechanical action, their morphological behaviour is characterized by the fatigue growth of micro-voids and surface damage which individually and collectively give rise to stress concentrations, and eventually crack development. The progressive damage phenomena, evinced by the surface imaging and optical sectioning techniques through utilizing confocal laser scanning microscopy, are understood to be consequences of the cumulative material micromechanical degradation and subsequent microstructural breakdown of the cellulose microfibrillar framework. This structural breakdown is believed to effect the fibrillation and flexibilization of the fibres This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

基于SWT方法的钢绞线索微动疲劳特性分析

为得到钢绞线索丝间接触区的应力场分布并预测微动疲劳裂纹萌生位置和微动疲劳寿命,本文利用参数化方法建立了精细化的钢绞线拉索有限元模型,包括整索模型和不同层丝间接触区域的局部精细化子模型.分析了钢绞线索在两种交变荷载工况下的应力场变化情况,并基于多轴疲劳SWT(Smith-Watson-Topper)临界平面法进行了疲劳特性分析和疲劳寿命预测.主要结论如下:钢绞线索内接触区边缘处的微动幅值较大,中心处几乎没有相对滑动,微动疲劳的初始裂纹萌生点位于接触区域边缘;经不同区域子模型分析比较,在轴向循环荷载作用下,外层钢丝的接触区域比内层钢丝更易发生微动疲劳损伤;在横向位移循环荷载作用下,同层钢丝因位置角度不同而产生了较大的疲劳特性差异,且相比轴向循环拉伸,该工况下最不利单丝的微动疲劳寿命更低;与非接触区域相比,接触区的疲劳寿命大幅降低,微动现象对钢绞线索的抗疲劳性能有明显降低作用.     

含裂纹结构可靠度的多尺度求解

针对环境作用下金属结构从微观损伤到宏观失效的复杂过程,选用具有局部细化特征的CAS小波,先对疲劳裂纹扩展方程进行离散处理,将微分方程转化为代数方程组,然后用完全积分可靠性分析模型,对一般环境中和引入环境系数的含裂纹结构的可靠度进行求解.最后,验证了利用CAS小波多尺度方法求解复杂环境中结构疲劳破坏过程是可行的,并能很好地解决短裂纹与长裂纹扩展的光滑过渡.     

缺口件多轴疲劳寿命预估新方法

局部应力应变法(LSSM)以危险点处的局部应力应变历程进行寿命评价,忽略了非比例附加强化及缺口附近应力梯度对疲劳损伤的影响.论文通过分析裂纹萌生面(临界面)上剪应力和正应力分布状态,提出一种计算缺口件多轴疲劳损伤影响区的数学计算方法,建立考虑法向正/剪应力梯度与非比例附加强化效应的寿命预估模型.首先,基于能量法和临界面理论,借助坐标变换原理将应变能密度最大的材料平面定义为临界面,建立确定裂纹萌生方向的计算方法.其次,以临界面上特定路径为积分方向,将缺口件三维问题转化为线性问题,简化计算过程.综合考虑峰值应力和等效应力场强对多轴疲劳寿命的贡献度,建立表征缺口件多轴疲劳损伤演化过程的损伤参量.最后,通过TC4合金和Q345钢多轴疲劳试验验证论文模型的可行性和精确度,并与LSSM法、FS模型、SWT模型进行对比分析.     

电子背散射衍射技术及其在微观力学行为研究中的应用

电子背散射衍射（electron backscatter diffraction, EBSD）技术不仅能表征材料微观组织,还能定性分析测试区域的弹性应变和塑性应变,目前该技术已被广泛用于晶体材料微结构的表征。考虑到服役过程中材料微结构及其应力状态可能会发生变化,因此,研究不同服役环境下晶体微观组织与应变场演化之间的内在联系对于研究材料的失效行为和机理有重要意义。本文介绍了EBSD技术的基本原理、常用制样方法及其主要功能,给出了基于EBSD技术在材料科学领域的应用实例,探讨了使用EBSD不同成像数据研究材料微结构及其微观力学行为的分析方法。