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Inelastic deformation of metal matrix composites
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Lissenden, C. J. Pindera, M-J Herakovich, C. T. |
| Copyright Year | 1993 |
| Description | A theoretical model capable of predicting the thermomechanical response of continuously reinforced metal matrix composite laminates subjected to multiaxial loading was developed. A micromechanical model is used in conjunction with nonlinear lamination theory to determine inelastic laminae response. Matrix viscoplasticity, residual stresses, and damage to the fiber/matrix interfacial zone are explicitly included in the model. The representative cell of the micromechanical model is considered to be in a state of generalized plane strain, enabling a quasi two-dimensional analysis to be performed. Constant strain finite elements are formulated with elastic-viscoplastic constitutive equations. Interfacial debonding is incorporated into the model through interface elements based on the interfacial debonding theory originally presented by Needleman, and modified by Tvergaard. Nonlinear interfacial constitutive equations relate interfacial tractions to displacement discontinuities at the interface. Theoretical predictions are compared with the results of an experimental program conducted on silicon carbide/titanium (SiC/Ti) unidirectional, (O4), and angle-ply, (+34)(sub s), tubular specimens. Multiaxial loading included increments of axial tension, compression, torque, and internal pressure. Loadings were chosen in an effort to distinguish inelastic deformation due to damage from matrix plasticity and separate time-dependent effects from time-independent effects. Results show that fiber/matrix debonding is nonuniform throughout the composite and is a major factor in the effective response. Also, significant creep behavior occurs at relatively low applied stress levels at room temperature. |
| File Size | 7784880 |
| Page Count | 210 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19940010633 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3hx68855 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1993-09-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Composite Materials Creep Properties Deformation Laminates Finite Element Method Micromechanics Thermodynamics Debonding Materials Viscoplasticity Fiber-matrix Interfaces Plane Strain Metal Matrix Composites Mathematical Models Constitutive Equations Residual Stress Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
