The influence of interface reaction zone on interfacial fracture toughness of SiC fiber reinforced titanium matrix composites |
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| Authors: | Q Sun B Huang X Luo C L Xue |
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| Institution: | 1. State Key Lab of Solidification Processing, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, P.R. China;2. School of Mathematics and Information Science, Baoji University of Arts and Sciences, Baoji, P.R. China |
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| Abstract: | A fiber-reaction zone-matrix three-phase model is developed to evaluate the interfacial fracture toughness of titanium alloys reinforced by SiC monofilaments. Based on fracture mechanics, theoretical equations of GIIc are presented, and the effects of several key factors such as crack length and the interface reaction zone thickness on the critical applied stress necessary for crack growth and interfacial fracture toughness are discussed. Finally, the interfacial fracture toughness of typical composites including Sigma1240/Ti-6Al-4V, SCS-6/Ti-6Al-4V, SCS-6/Timetal 834, SCS-6/Timetal 21s, SCS-6/Ti-24Al-11Nb and SCS-6/Ti-15V-3Cr are predicted by the model. The results show that the model can reliably predict the interfacial fracture toughness of the titanium matrix composites. |
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| Keywords: | Interfacial fracture toughness shear-lag method push-out interface reaction zone |
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