3D Viscoelastic Computational Grains with Spherical Inclusions with or without Interphases/Coatings for Micromechanical Modeling of Heterogeneous Materials

Author(s):  
Yezeng Huang ◽  
Guannan Wang ◽  
Leiting Dong ◽  
Satya N. Atluri
2011 ◽  
Vol 488-489 ◽  
pp. 327-330
Author(s):  
Igor Tsukrov ◽  
Borys Drach

An approach to predict the overall mechanical properties of materials containing pores of irregular shapes is described. Micromechanical modeling is performed by evaluating cavity compliance contribution tensors of individual pores [1] which are then used as an input for well-developed homogenization models. The cavity compliance contribution tensor can be found either analytically or numerically depending on the pore geometry and the level of anisotropy of the surrounding material. The results of numerical analysis can be used to compare the ability of differently shaped pores to initiate fracture.


Author(s):  
D. S. Pritchard

The effect of varying the strain rate loading conditions in compression on a copper single crystal dispersion-hardened with SiO2 particles has been examined. These particles appear as small spherical inclusions in the copper lattice and have a volume fraction of 0.6%. The structure of representative crystals was examined prior to any testing on a transmission electron microscope (TEM) to determine the nature of the dislocations initially present in the tested crystals. Only a few scattered edge and screw dislocations were viewed in those specimens.


Author(s):  
C.K. Hou ◽  
C.T. Hu ◽  
Sanboh Lee

The fully processed low-carbon electrical steels are generally fabricated through vacuum degassing to reduce the carbon level and to avoid the need for any further decarburization annealing treatment. This investigation was conducted on eighteen heats of such steels with aluminum content ranging from 0.001% to 0.011% which was believed to come from the addition of ferroalloys.The sizes of all the observed grains are less than 24 μm, and gradually decrease as the content of aluminum is increased from 0.001% to 0.007%. For steels with residual aluminum greater than 0. 007%, the average grain size becomes constant and is about 8.8 μm as shown in Fig. 1. When the aluminum is increased, the observed grains are changed from the uniformly coarse and equiaxial shape to the fine size in the region near surfaces and the elongated shape in the central region. SEM and EDAX analysis of large spherical inclusions in the matrix indicate that silicate is the majority compound when the aluminum propotion is less than 0.003%, then the content of aluminum in compound inclusion increases with that in steel.


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