Effective Stiffness of a Debonded Particle in Particulate Composites

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In this study, partially debonded spherical particles in a particulate composite are analyzed by three-dimensional finite element method to investigate their load carrying capacities, and the way to replace a debonded particle with an equivalent inclusion is examined. The variation in Young’s modulus and Poisson’s ratio of a composite with the debonded angle was evaluated for different particle arrangements and particle volume fractions, which in turn compared with the results derived from the equivalent inclusion method. Consequently, it was found that by replacing a debonded particle with an equivalent orthotropic one, the macroscopic behavior of the damaged composite could be reproduced so long as the interaction between neighboring particles is negligible.

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Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 334-335)

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33-36

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March 2007

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DOI: 10.7554/elife.09100.029

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[1] 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 SC, D1 SC, D2 BCC, D1 BCC, D2 FCC, D1 FCC, D2 Damage variables Debonded angle [deg. ]θ Vf=0. 1 Vf=0. 3 (a) Debonded particle (b) Equivalent particle Fig. 5 Replacement of a debonded particle with an equivalent particle. σ σ σ σ replace mCpC pC.

DOI: 10.7554/elife.09100.029

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[1] 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 D1, Vf=0. 01 D2, Vf=0. 01 D1, Vf=0. 1 D2, Vf=0. 1 Damage variables θ Debonded angle [deg. ] Fig. 7 Variation of damage variables with the debonded angle for different particle volume fractions. BCC.

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