Papers by Author: Jun Liang

Abstract: The present work examines the pre-indented crack propagation in ZrB₂-SiC-AlN ceramics subjected to thermal shock under different temperature differences. A cohesive force model is applied according to the shape and characteristics of the crack in the indentation - quenching experiments. A dimensionless parameter is introduced to characterize the effect of depth on thermal stress which considers the cracks propagate along both the surface and the depth direction. The modified numerical results are 11.3%, 16.6%, 20.8% 27.1% and 64.6% at the quenching temperature differences of 240°C, 280°C, 320°C and 360°C, respectively, which are in good agreement with the experimental results.

Abstract: By the macroscopic tensile tests of the 3D four-directional braided composites, the failure pattern and fracture morphology of specimens with different geometric sizes have been observed. It is obtained that the different failure mechanisms and the material properties are relevant to the geometric sizes of samples under tensile states. The elastic properties of the braided composites are obtained by volume average method. The variation of shear modulus and Poisson ratio is obtained as well. It is shown that the elastic modulus increases with the increase of number of interior cells. The predicted results are in agreement with the experimental results. The results may provide experimental basis for further study on strength prediction and the establishment of strength criterion for 3D four-directional braided composites.

Abstract: Based on changing the braid angle and geometrical sizes, the compressive experiment of 3D braided four-directional Carbon/Epoxy braided composites is researched. It is found that failure of the braided composites exhibits compressive and shear failure mode. The failure crack propagates mainly in one or two 45º shear direction. Epoxy matrix among braid yarns of the braided composites is squeezed out to form epoxy band. The stress-strain relations of the braided composites with 45º and 30º braid angles all appear nonlinear apparently. Meanwhile the correlation of failure modes and constitutive relation with geometrical sizes of the braided composites is obtained. The compressive stress-strain relations of the braided composites are not great affected by the geometrical sizes. The compressive strengths with great discrete behaviors do not have obvious rules with height of the braided composites.

Abstract: A theoretical model considering the distribution of the grain sizes and grain-boundary ledges was developed for cavity nucleation in creeping ceramics containing viscous grain boundary phase. The critical stress involving the effects of various shapes of cavities and viscosity coefficient (η) for cavity nucleation was presented. Then, the local stress concentration factor concerning different distributions of grain-boundary ledges was calculated and discussed. The results showed that various shapes of cavities and η are not the main influencing factors on the critical stress. The stress concentration factor increases with the increase of grain-boundary ledge size or the density. Therefore, it would be liable to cause cavity nucleation at gain boundary when the density of grain-boundary ledges is high and the size is large.

Abstract: Carbon-carbon composites are widely applied in the area of astronautics and aeronautics. As a kind of advanced composites, its properties are known to depend essentially on the technological regimes of its manufacturing processes. This paper is devoted to the modeling of manufacturing processes of the composites and focuses on establishing the processing-microstructure-property relation to enable design of internal architecture to predict and optimize properties.

Abstract: In this paper, based on the equations of coupled thermo-elasticity, two-scale asymptotic expressions of the temperature and displacement of composite materials under coupled thermo-elasticity condition are set up with the perturbation method. By the multi-scale finite element method, the temperature and 2-order displacement, strain and stress of composite materials with small periodic configuration under coupled thermo-elasticity condition are calculated. Comparing with the results calculated by finite element method with refined meshes, it’s shown that multi-scale method is an efficient method, and the calculation precision is satisfied.