ISSN:
1551-2916
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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Physics
Notes:
The room-temperature fracture-resistance behavior (R-curve) of unidirectional silicon-carbide-fiber-reinforced zircon-matrix composites has been studied experimentally and numerically. The composites showed strong rising R-curve behavior from experimental results that used in situ crack-length measurements taken via optical microscopy as well as the compliance method. A numerical calculation, based on the available models, then was performed to determine the bridging-stress function from the experimental R-curve. In addition, the effect of the residual stress and constituent properties on the bridging-stress function also has been considered in the numerical calculations. These results have indicated that the bridging-stress function, which controls the fracture resistance of ceramic composites, can be obtained from the carefully measured R-curve.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1151-2916.2000.tb01355.x
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