Adhesive Failure of a Thin Epoxy Film on an Aluminized Substrate

2000 ◽  
Vol 649 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. R. Moody ◽  
D. F. Bahr ◽  
M. S. Kent ◽  
J. A. Emerson ◽  
E. D. Reedy
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Residual Stress ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Fracture Energy ◽  
Glass Substrate ◽  
Compressive Residual Stress ◽  
Interfacial Fracture ◽  
Adhesive Failure ◽  
Blister Formation ◽  
Interfacial Fracture Energy

ABSTRACTIn this study we used nanoindentation to determine mechanical properties and combined nanoindentation with stressed overlayers to determine interfacial fracture energy of a 164 nm thick film of Epon 828/T403 on an aluminized glass substrate. The combination of nanoindentation and a tungsten overlayer was required to trigger delamination of the epoxy film from the aluminized substrate. Mechanics-based models for circular blister formation were then used to determine residual stresses and interfacial fracture energies. This approach showed that the tungsten overlayer had a compressive residual stress of 1.9 GPa which drove blister formation at a fracture energy of 1.9 J/m2 with a phase angle of loading equal to –62°.

Monitoring of mechanical properties of prestressed glass fiber epoxy composites over 12 months after fabrication

2021 ◽  
pp. 002199832110047
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Mohamed ◽  
Siddhartha Brahma ◽  
Haibin Ning ◽  
Selvum Pillay
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Residual Stress ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Compressive Residual Stress ◽  
Fiber Volume Fraction ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Epoxy Composites ◽  
Flexural Properties ◽  
Initial Increase ◽  
Fiber Volume

Fiber prestressing during matrix curing can significantly improve the mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced polymer composites. One primary reason behind this improvement is the generated compressive residual stress within the cured matrix, which impedes cracks initiation and propagation. However, the prestressing force might diminish progressively with time due to the creep of the compressed matrix and the relaxation of the tensioned fiber. As a result, the initial compressive residual stress and the acquired improvement in mechanical properties are prone to decline over time. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate the mechanical properties of the prestressed composites as time proceeds. This study monitors the change in the tensile and flexural properties of unidirectional prestressed glass fiber reinforced epoxy composites over a period of 12 months after manufacturing. The composites were prepared using three different fiber volume fractions 25%, 30%, and 40%. The results of mechanical testing showed that the prestressed composites acquired an initial increase up to 29% in the tensile properties and up to 32% in the flexural properties compared to the non-prestressed counterparts. Throughout the 12 months of study, the initial increase in both tensile and flexural strength showed a progressive reduction. The loss ratio of the initial increase was observed to be inversely proportional to the fiber volume fraction. For the prestressed composites fabricated with 25%, 30%, and 40% fiber volume fraction, the initial increase in tensile and flexural strength dropped by 29%, 25%, and 17%, respectively and by 34%, 26%, and 21%, respectively at the end of the study. Approximately 50% of the total loss took place over the first month after the manufacture, while after the sixth month, the reduction in mechanical properties became insignificant. Tensile modulus started to show a very slight reduction after the fourth/sixth month, while the flexural modulus reduction was observed from the beginning. Although the prestressed composites displayed time-dependent losses, their long-term mechanical properties still outperformed the non-prestressed counterparts.

scholarly journals Residual Stresses in Ultrasonically Peened Fillet Welded Joints

2014 ◽  
Vol 996 ◽  
pp. 755-760 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bilal Ahmad ◽  
Michael E. Fitzpatrick
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Compressive Residual Stress ◽  
Fatigue Cracks ◽  
Steel Plates ◽  
Contour Method ◽  
Mechanical Method ◽  
Accelerated Corrosion ◽  
Accelerated Corrosion Testing ◽  
Measured Residual Stress

Fatigue cracks mostly initiate at areas subjected to high tensile residual stress and stress concentration. Ultrasonic peening is a mechanical method to increase fatigue life by imparting compressive residual stress. In this study residual stresses are characterized in fillet welded ship structural steel plates with longitudinal attachments. As-welded, ultrasonically peened, and specimens peened then subjected to accelerated corrosion testing were measured. Residual stress characterization was performed by the contour method and neutron diffraction.

Process - Property Correlation of Friction Stir Welding of Marine Grade Aluminium Alloy 5083 Using Finite Element Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 163 (A2) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Sahu ◽  
A Paul ◽  
S Ganguly
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Residual Stress ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Friction Stir Welding ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Process Variables ◽  
Friction Stir ◽  
Stress Region ◽  
Longitudinal Residual Stress ◽  
Process Property

In this article, a 3D finite element based thermo-mechanical model for friction stir welding (FSW) of a marine-grade aluminium alloy 5083 is proposed. The model demonstrates the thermal evaluation and the distribution of residual stresses and strains under the variation of process variables. The temperature profile of the weld joint during the FSW process and the mechanical properties of the joints are also experimentally evaluated. The necessary calibration of the model for the correct implementation of the thermal loading, mechanical loading, and boundary conditions was performed using the experimental results. The model simulation and experimental results are analyses in view of the process-property correlation study. The residual stress was evaluated along, and across the weld, centreline referred as longitudinal and transverse residual stresses, respectively. The magnitude of longitudinal residual stress is noted 60-80% higher than that of the transverse direction. The longitudinal residual stress generated a tensile oval shaped stress region around the tool shoulder confined to a maximum distance of about 25mm from the axis of the tool along the weld line. It encompasses the weld-nugget to thermo-mechanically affected zone (TMAZ), while the parent metal region is mostly experiences the compressive residual stresses. However, the transverse residual stress region appears like wing shaped region spread out in both the advancing and retreating side of the weld and occupying approximately double the area as compared to the longitudinal residual stresses. Overall, the study revealed a corelation between the FSW process variables such as welding speed and the tool rotational speed with the residual stress and the mechanical properties of the joint.

Development of Residual Stress Improvement for Nuclear Pressure Vessel Instrumentation Nozzle Weld Joint (P-43+P-8) by Means of Induction Heating

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takuro Terajima ◽  
Takashi Hirano
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Residual Stress ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Austenitic Stainless Steel ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Induction Heating ◽  
Weld Joint ◽  
Thermal Stresses ◽  
Pressure Vessels ◽  
Weld Joints

As a counter measurement of intergranular stress corrosion cracking (IGSCC) in boiling water reactors, the induction heating stress improvement (IHSI) has been developed as a method to improve the stress factor, especially residual stresses in affected areas of pipe joint welds. In this method, a pipe is heated from the outside by an induction coil and cooled from the inside with water simultaneously. By thermal stresses to produce a temperature differential between the inner and outer pipe surfaces, the residual stress inside the pipe is improved compression. IHSI had been applied to weld joints of austenitic stainless steel pipes (P-8+P-8). However IHSI had not been applied to weld joints of nickel-chromium-iron alloy (P-43) and austenitic stainless steel (P-8). This weld joint (P-43+P-8) is used for instrumentation nozzles in nuclear power plants’ reactor pressure vessels. Therefore for the purpose of applying IHSI to this one, we studied the following. i) Investigation of IHSI conditions (Essential Variables); ii) Residual stresses after IHSI; iii) Mechanical properties after IHSI. This paper explains that IHSI is sufficiently effective in improvement of the residual stresses for this weld joint (P-43+P-8), and that IHSI does not cause negative effects by results of mechanical properties, and IHSI is verified concerning applying it to this kind of weld joint.

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