The numerical simulation of ceramic composites failure at axial compression

Transverse compression failure of unidirectional composites

Y. Hu*, N.K. Kar andS.R. Nutt Gill Composites Center, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California Abstract: The mechanical response of unidirectional composites subject to uniaxial transverse compressive loads was measured and analyzed by finite element simulation. Consistency in failure plane orientation was observed when...

Multi-Axial Failure Models for Fiber-Reinforced Composites

Combined in-phase tension/torsion loading was applied to 8-ply 45° 4 E-glass/epoxy composite shafts under monotonic and fatigue conditions to determine the effects of multi-axial loading on its failure. A damage criterion for multi-axial monotonic loading was proposed considering the contribution of both normal and shear stresses on the plane of failure. The experimental data showed an excellen...

Effect of Ceramic Content on the Compression Properties of TiB2-Ti2AlC/TiAl Composites

In situ synthesized TiB2-reinforced TiAl composites usually possess high strength. However, it is very expensive to use B powder to synthesize TiB2 particles. Moreover, the strength enhancement of TiB2/TiAl composite is generally at the cost of plasticity. In this study, in situ dual reinforcement TiB2-Ti2AlC/TiAl composites were fabricated by using B4C powder as the B and C source, which great...

Numerical simulation of ceramic breeder pebble bed thermal creep behavior

The evolution of ceramic breeder pebble bed thermal creep deformation subjected to an external load and a differential thermal stress was studied using a modified discrete numerical code previously developed for the pebble bed thermomechanical evaluation. The rate change of creep deformation was modeled at the particle contact based on a diffusion creep mechanism. Numerical results of strain hi...

Numerical Simulation of Fabrication for Ceramic Tool Materials