Simulation of Ductile Damage in Metal Matrix Composites

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Drabek
Keyword(s):  
Metal Matrix Composites ◽  
Metal Matrix ◽  
Ductile Damage ◽  
Matrix Composites

Nonlocal Modeling and Simulation of Ductile Damage and Failure in Metal Matrix Composites

2008 ◽  
Vol 130 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick Reusch ◽  
Christian Hortig ◽  
Bob Svendsen
Keyword(s):  
Metal Matrix Composites ◽  
Metal Matrix ◽  
Propagation Path ◽  
Ductile Damage ◽  
Void Coalescence ◽  
Extended Model ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Gtn Model ◽  
Damage And Failure ◽  
Non Local

The purpose of the current work is the application of a recent nonlocal extension (Reusch, F., Svendsen, B., and Klingbeil, D., 2003, “Local and Non-Local Gurson-Based Ductile Damage and Failure Modelling at Large Deformation,” Eur. J. Mech. A∕Solids, 22, pp. 779–792; “A Non-Local Extension of Gurson-Based Ductile Damage Modeling,” Comput. Mater. Sci., 26, pp. 219–229) of the Gurson–Needleman–Tvergaard (GTN) model (Needleman, A., and Tvergaard, V., 1984, “An Analysis of Ductile Rupture in Notched Bars,” J. Mech Phys. Solids, 32, pp. 461–490) to the simulation of ductile damage and failure processes in metal matrix composites at the microstructural level. The extended model is based on the treatment of void coalescence as a nonlocal process. In particular, we compare the predictions of the local with GTN model with those of the nonlocal extension for ductile crack initiation in ideal and real Al–SiC metal matrix microstructures. As shown by the current results for metal matrix composites and as expected, the simulation results based on the local GTN model for both the structural response and predicted crack path at the microstructural level in metal matrix composites are strongly mesh-dependent. On the other hand, those based on the current nonlocal void-coalescence modeling approach are mesh-independent. This correlates with the fact that, in contrast to the local approach, the predictions of the nonlocal approach for the crack propagation path in the real Al–SiC metal matrix composite microstructure considered here agree well with the experimentally determined path.

Electron Microscopy of Metal-Matrix Composites

1970 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 404-405
Author(s):  
A. Lawley ◽  
M. R. Pinnel ◽  
A. Pattnaik
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Metal Matrix Composites ◽  
Metal Matrix ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Elastic Behavior ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Directionally Solidified ◽  
Fracture Characteristics ◽  
Broad Program

As part of a broad program on composite materials, the role of the interface on the micromechanics of deformation of metal-matrix composites is being studied. The approach is to correlate elastic behavior, micro and macroyielding, flow, and fracture behavior with associated structural detail (dislocation substructure, fracture characteristics) and stress-state. This provides an understanding of the mode of deformation from an atomistic viewpoint; a critical evaluation can then be made of existing models of composite behavior based on continuum mechanics. This paper covers the electron microscopy (transmission, fractography, scanning microscopy) of two distinct forms of composite material: conventional fiber-reinforced (aluminum-stainless steel) and directionally solidified eutectic alloys (aluminum-copper). In the former, the interface is in the form of a compound and/or solid solution whereas in directionally solidified alloys, the interface consists of a precise crystallographic boundary between the two constituents of the eutectic.

TEM examination of 2014-SiC metal matrix composite

1988 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 726-727
Author(s):  
M. G. Burke ◽  
M. N. Gungor ◽  
P. K. Liaw
Keyword(s):  
Metal Matrix Composite ◽  
Metal Matrix Composites ◽  
Matrix Composite ◽  
Metal Matrix ◽  
Tensile Deformation ◽  
Microstructural Characterization ◽  
Thin Foil ◽  
Matrix Alloy ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Ion Milling

Aluminum-based metal matrix composites offer unique combinations of high specific strength and high stiffness. The improvement in strength and stiffness is related to the particulate reinforcement and the particular matrix alloy chosen. In this way, the metal matrix composite can be tailored for specific materials applications. The microstructural characterization of metal matrix composites is thus important in the development of these materials. In this study, the structure of a p/m 2014-SiC particulate metal matrix composite has been examined after extrusion and tensile deformation.Thin-foil specimens of the 2014-20 vol.% SiCp metal matrix composite were prepared by dimpling to approximately 35 μm prior to ion-milling using a Gatan Dual Ion Mill equipped with a cold stage. These samples were then examined in a Philips 400T TEM/STEM operated at 120 kV. Two material conditions were evaluated: after extrusion (80:1); and after tensile deformation at 250°C.

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