scholarly journals Toughening Behavior and Interfacial Properties of Fiber-Reinforced Ceramic Composites

1991 ◽  
Vol 113 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-203
Author(s):  
C. H. Hsueh
Keyword(s):  
Critical Role ◽  
Stress Transfer ◽  
Interfacial Properties ◽  
Ceramic Composites ◽  
Matrix Interface ◽  
Fiber Bridging ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Fiber Matrix Interface ◽  
New Generation

Toughening of ceramics by incorporating strong fibers has become an established technology, resulting in the creation of a new generation of tough ceramic composites. This toughening effect is primarily due to bridging of the crack surfaces by intact fibers when the composite is subjected to tension. The fiber bridging mechanisms, which are contingent upon the stress transfer phenomena between the fiber and the matrix, are reviewed in this paper. The critical role of the properties at the fiber/matrix interface in controlling the stress transfer phenomena is examined. Finally, evaluations of the interfacial properties of the composite by the indentation technique and the corresponding analysis are presented.

Strength and Interfacial Properties of Ceramic Composites

1986 ◽  
Vol 78 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. B. Narshall
Keyword(s):  
Interfacial Properties ◽  
Ceramic Composites ◽  
Interface Properties ◽  
Matrix Interface ◽  
Direct Measurements ◽  
Fiber Matrix Interface ◽  
Fiber Matrix

ABSTRACTResults of recent micromechanics analyses of the reinforcing influence of frictionally bonded fibers in ceramic composites are summnarized. Direct measurements of the fiber/matrix interface properties are also discussed.

Slice Compression Tests Versus Fiber Push-In Tests

1994 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 638-655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun-Hway Hsueh
Keyword(s):  
Compression Test ◽  
Radial Stress ◽  
Frictional Resistance ◽  
Ceramic Composites ◽  
Frictional Stress ◽  
Matrix Interface ◽  
Compression Tests ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Debonded Interface ◽  
Fiber Matrix Interface

Both the fiber push-in and the slice compression tests have been used to evaluate the interfacial properties of fiber-reinforced ceramic composites. Mechanics of sliding at the fiber-matrix interface obtained with these two tests are compared in the present study. While the interfacial radial stress induced by Poisson's effect is always compressive for the push-in test, it is tensile for the slice compression test when the fiber is stiffer than the matrix. This difference in Poisson's effect results in different interfacial frictional resistance between these two tests. Compared to the push-in test, the slice compression test produces a lower frictional resistance along the debonded interface. The interfacial frictional stress during unloading is lower than that during loading for the push-in test, but this trend is reversed for the slice compression test.

Matrix Crack Extension at a Frictionally Constrained Fiber

1994 ◽  
Vol 116 (3) ◽  
pp. 398-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. P. S. Selvadurai
Keyword(s):  
Crack Opening ◽  
Critical Stress Intensity Factor ◽  
Matrix Crack ◽  
Matrix Interface ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Fiber Matrix Interface ◽  
Fiber Matrix ◽  
Similar Extension ◽  
Composite Region

The paper presents the application of a boundary element scheme to the study of the behavior of a penny-shaped matrix crack which occurs at an isolated fiber which is frictionally constrained. An incremental technique is used to examine the progression of self similar extension of the matrix crack due to the axial straining of the composite region. The extension of the crack occurs at the attainment of the critical stress intensity factor in the crack opening mode. Iterative techniques are used to determine the extent to crack enlargement and the occurrence of slip and locked regions in the factional fiber-matrix interface. The studies illustrate the role of fiber-matrix interface friction on the development of stable cracks in such frictionally constrained zones. The methodologies are applied to typical isolated fiber configurations of interest to fragmentation tests.

Sol-gel control of the micro/nanostructure of functional ceramic-ceramic and metal-ceramic composites

1998 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 803-811 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippe Colomban
Keyword(s):  
Sol Gel ◽  
Ceramic Composites ◽  
Matrix Interface ◽  
Specific Chemical ◽  
Fine Powders ◽  
Metal Ceramic ◽  
Long Life ◽  
Fiber Matrix Interface ◽  
3D Composite ◽  
Functional Ceramic

The problems encountered to tailor simultaneously various specific chemical or physical properties are discussed. Selected polymeric precursors used in association with fine powders allow the control of the nano/microstructure of composites and hence the preparation of functional (FGM) and hierarchical reinforced (HRC) composites, making it possible to combine several kinds of fibers, interphases, and matrices in the same composite (hot microwave absorbent), to control the fiber/matrix interface (long life times composites), to achieve net-shape sintering of 3D composite matrices, and to prepare thick films of metal-ceramic composites with tailored microwave absorption (radar stealthiness).

A Study of the Fiber-Matrix Interface in Composite Materials

1992 ◽  
Vol 59 (2S) ◽  
pp. S163-S165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin O. Kim ◽  
Haim H. Bau
Keyword(s):  
Composite Materials ◽  
Experimental Technique ◽  
Stress Waves ◽  
Matrix Interface ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Composite ◽  
Reinforced Composite ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Fiber Matrix Interface ◽  
Dispersion And Attenuation

A novel experimental technique for studying the characteristics of the interface between the fibers and the matrix in both undamaged and damaged fiber-reinforced composite materials is described. The experimental technique involves the transmission of stress waves in one or more fibers of the composite. The characteristics of the stress waves, such as speed, dispersion, and attenuation, are measured. These measured variables can be correlated with the characteristics of the bonding between the fiber and the matrix.

Prediction of the Fiber-Matrix Interface Failure due to Longitudinal Tensile Loading Using Finite Element Methods

1994 ◽  
Vol 365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan Mahfuz ◽  
A.K.M. Ahsan Mian ◽  
Uday K. Vaidya ◽  
Timothy Brown ◽  
Shaik Jeelani
Keyword(s):  
Local Stress ◽  
Tensile Loading ◽  
Mechanical Tests ◽  
Matrix Interface ◽  
Interface Failure ◽  
Strain Behavior ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Fiber Matrix Interface ◽  
Fiber Matrix ◽  
Composite Response

ABSTRACTA 3D-unit cell for 0/90 laminated composites has been developed to predict the composite behavior under longitudinal tensile loading condition. 3D contact element has been used to model the fiber matrix interface. Two interface conditions, namely, infinitely strong and weakly bonded, are considered in the analysis. Both large displacement and plastic strain behavior for the matrix are considered to account for the geometric and material non-linearities. Investigations were carried out at three temperatures to compare the composite response obtained from mechanical tests at those temperatures. Stress-strain behavior and the local stress distributions at the fiber as well as at the matrix are presented, and their effects on the failure of the interface are discussed in the paper. The material under investigation was SiCf/Si3N4.

The Contribution of Matrix Plasticity to the “Frictional” Sliding of Debonded Fibers in Sapphire-Reinforced TiAl Matrix Composites

1994 ◽  
Vol 350 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Galbraith ◽  
D. A. Koss ◽  
J. R. Hellmann
Keyword(s):  
Material Removal ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Tial Alloy ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Matrix Interface ◽  
Frictional Sliding ◽  
Sic Fiber ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Fiber Matrix Interface

AbstractLarge-scale fiber displacement behavior, usually characterized by a “frictional” sliding stress (τslide), has been studied in two sapphire-reinforced TiAl systems. Experimental results from fiber pushout and reverse push-back tests indicate that the large-scale sliding behavior of debonded fibers leads to an average τslide-value which progressively decreases during fiber displacements. Previous studies of SCS-6 (SiC) fiber-reinforced glass and metal matrix composites have attributed decreases in τslide to the fracture and wear of fiber asperities. However, given a matrix in which fiber asperities do not easily wear (e.g., a TiAl alloy), SEM examination of the fiber/matrix interface indicates that matrix plasticity plays a dominant role in the decrease of τslide with fiber displacement. Experimental evidence suggests that the observed decrease in τslide can be attributed to (1) a decrease in fiber roughness perceived by the matrix due to matrix grooving and (2) a relaxation of radial clamping as a result of material removal from the interface.

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