The Simulation and Modelling of the Crack Path of Biomaterials

Abstract:

Analysis of issues related to the cracking process of materials requires a quantitative description of the problem which frequently, due to its complexity, is difficult or impossible to solve. In a number of cases, the deficiencies of a quantitative description made using classical methods are compensated for by such unconventional tools as percolation, which requires creating an appropriate model. The aim of the study was to use a three-dimensional minimal spanning tree (3DMST) to create a model of the crack path, based on an example of a metallic biomaterial. For this purpose, a stereometric file, obtained as a result of measuring its fracture surface, was applied.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 465)
• Pages: 141-144
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.465.141
• Online since: January 2011
• Authors: Sebastian Stach
• Keywords: Biomaterial, Crack, Fracture, Modeling, Path, Simulation, Surface

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