Papers by Keyword: Fracture Toughness

Abstract: For the sake of the carbon filaments’ fracture toughness, using the focused ion beam (FIB) to etch the carbon fibers and got different tensile strength, and all specimens were stretched on an Instron-type filaments testing machine and got the samples’ tensile strength, The crack-to-mirror size ratio was assumed as a constant, In virtue of Griffith fracture theory, Fracture toughness (KΙC) of representative high-strength type PAN (polyacrylonitrile)-based carbon fibers, Torayca T300 and T800, were estimated to be 1MPam1/2 from the tensile strength vs. fracture mirror size relation.

Abstract: A stress intensity factor K was used as a fracture parameter to determine the plane strain fracture toughness KIC of AZ61 magnesium alloy using a single edge notch bend (SENB) specimen in accordance to ASTM E399 testing method. Five different specimen thicknesses of 2 to 10 mm were used in the test. A sharp fatigue pre-crack was initiated and propagated to half of specimen width at a constant crack propagation rate of about 1 x 10-8 m/cycle before the specimen was loaded in tension until the fracture stress is reached and then rapid fracture occurred. The fracture toughness KC values obtained for different thicknesses showed that KC value decreased with increasing specimen thickness. The highest KC value obtained was 16.5 MPa√m for 2 mm thickness specimen. The value of KC became relatively constant at about 13 MPa√m when the specimen thickness exceeds 8 mm. This value was then considered as the plane strain fracture toughness KIC of AZ61 magnesium alloy. Calculation of the minimum thickness requirement for plane strain condition and the size of the shear lips of the fracture surface validate the obtained KIC value.

Abstract: Fracture toughness KC and fatigue crack growth behavior of commuter train’s rail track material used in Klang Valley, Malaysia was investigated. Two different tests were performed in accordance to ASTM E399 and E647 testing procedures using single edge notch bend (SENB) and compact tension (CT) specimens, respectively. The results showed that the average KC value of the rail track material was 51.7 MPa√m. On the other hand, from the fatigue crack growth test, both longitudinal (LD) and short-transverse (TD) direction specimens demonstrated identical Paris’ Law constants C and m of 1.3 x 10-12 m/cycle and 3.54, respectively. Prediction of bending fatigue life of rail track material using the above obtained parameters showed a good agreement with the experimental results.

Abstract: Three types of polycrystalline alumina, one pressureless and two hot press sintered Al2O3, were used to examine the effects of the characteristics of microstructure and crack face bridging on fracture toughness. The crack opening displacements and microstructures along the pop-in crack of single edge precracked beam (SEPB) specimens were observed in situ at a constant applied stress intensity factor by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The bridging stress distribution could be determined from the measured crack opening displacement by three-dimensional finite element analysis, and then the stress intensity factor and stress shielding effect at the crack tip could also be determined. Intergranular microcracks of toughened Al2O3 were deflected by a complicated microstructure, and crack closure due to bridging grains was observed near the crack tip. Bridging stress of Al2O3 was compressive perpendicular to the crack face and was distributed behind the crack tip. The maximum bridging stress of two hot press sintered Al2O3 was about twice as large as that of pressureless sintered Al2O3. The fracture toughness of hot press sintered Al2O3 was, therefore, higher than that of pressureless sintered Al2O3, because the total amount of bridging stress and stress shielding effect increased with increasing magnitude of microcrack deflection and the number of interlocking grains.

Abstract: In this study, strength and fracture toughness of epoxy adhesively bonded scarf joints of dissimilar adherends, namely SUS304 stainless steel and YH75 aluminium alloy are examined on several scarf angles and various bond thicknesses under uniaxial tensile loading. Scarf angles, θ = 45°, 60° and 75° are employed. The bond thickness, t between dissimilar metals is controlled to be ranged between 0.1 mm to 1.2 mm. Finite element (FE) analysis is also executed to investigate the stress distributions in the scarf joints by ANSYS 11 code. From analytical solutions, stress singularity exists most pronouncedly at the steel/adhesive interface corner of joints having 45° to 75° scarf angle. This is not only in agreement with the FE analyses results but also confirmed by fracture surfaces observation wherein the fracture has always been initiated at this point. The strength of scarf joints increases as the bond thickness decreases. Interface corner toughness, Hc approach can be applied when predicting the failure stress of scarf joints. Besides, for scarf joints with an interfacial crack, the fracture toughness, Jc values are independent of bond thickness and less sensitive to adherends. Moreover, Jc increases as mode mixity increases.

Abstract: Scanning electron microscope (SEM) observation on a mature shankbone shows that the bone is a kind of bioceramic composite consisting of hydroxyapatite sheets and collagen protein matrix. The observation also shows that there are many holes in the bone and that the hydroxyapatite sheets near by these holes helicoidally round these holes forming a kind of helicoidally-rounded-hole microstructure (HRHM). The maximum pullout force of the HRHM is investigated and compared with that of non-helicoidally-rounded-hole microstructure (NHRHM). It shows that the HRHM could markedly increase the maximum pullout force of the hydroxyapatite sheets compared to the NHRHM and therefore enhance the fracture toughness of the bone.

Abstract: CNTs/AlN ceramics were fabricated by hot-pressing sintering process. The fracture toughness was measured by indentation method. The morphologies of indentation cracks were analyzed by SEM. The results show that the facture toughness of AlN was slightly improved because appreciate toughening mechanisms such as CNTs pull-out, crack bridging and deflect operate in CNTs/AlN. In addition, the facture toughness of CNTs/AlN increased with increasing CNTs content up to 3wt%. Then, the fracture toughness decrease when the CNTs content is 4wt%.

Abstract: Single edge notched beam (SENB) and indentation methods (IM) were used to test the fracture toughness (KIC) of SiC ceramic in present work. Both of testing results were compared. The applicative computational equation of indentation crack was determined through studying indentation morphology formed by IM. The results showed that the indentation crack in SiC could be Babcock crack, and the KIC value calculated by Niihara (P) indentation equation approximated to real value mostly with minimum relative deviation.

Abstract: Motivated by the large variety of enhanced properties of ultrafine and nanocrystalline materials such materials are under extensive investigation. Besides focusing on classical material parameters, like strength and ductility, the fracture toughness of these materials is also of great importance, especially when the damage tolerance is required. In this contribution an overview of the fracture behavior of different metals covering ultrafine-grained iron and nickel as well as a nanocrystalline steel processed via high pressure torsion (HPT) will be given. It will be shown that the specimen orientation can have a tremendous influence on the fracture behavior and toughness. Due to this toughness anisotropy an unexpectedly good combination of high strength and high fracture toughness can be achieved very often in these materials.

Abstract: The brittle is crippling the application of bioceramic. The compound bioceramic is a new biomaterial being widely applied in medical treatments and its fracture toughness is an important mechanical behaviors. In this paper, we introduce the manufacturing method of the compound bioceramic and experiment facilities for its fracture toughness, investigate its probability distribution for the experimental data and conduct the test for fit. We conclude that the experimental data for the toughness fracture of the compound bioceramic obey the two-parameter Weibull distribution, introduce the analyzing method for the upper confidence limit curve and lower confidence limit curve and study the reliability and confidence level of the fracture toughness of the compound bioceramic.