Toughening of intrinsically brittle materials by inserting arrays of voids

被引:1
作者
Brescakovic, Drazen [1 ]
Kolednik, Otmar [2 ]
机构
[1] Mat Ctr Leoben Forsch GmbH, Roseggerstr 17, A-8700 Leoben, Austria
[2] Austrian Acad Sci, Erich Schmid Inst Mat Sci, Jahnstr 12, A-8700 Leoben, Austria
关键词
Crack deflection; Crack trajectory; Fracture toughness; Configurational forces; CRACK DRIVING-FORCE; CONFIGURATIONAL FORCES; INHOMOGENEOUS MATERIALS; CIRCULAR INCLUSION; PROPAGATION; GROWTH; COMPOSITE; PREDICTION; RESISTANCE; ALGORITHM;
D O I
10.1016/j.engfracmech.2024.110241
中图分类号
O3 [力学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0801 ;
摘要
The aim of the current paper is to find optimum arrangements of voids that are able to catch and trap all possible cracks that might originate from a free surface. The idea is to investigate whether it is possible to apply this crack trapping mechanism to enhance the fracture toughness of intrinsically brittle materials. In doing so, the void volume shall be as small as possible. The investigation applies the crack trajectory interpolation (CTI) method, which is a new, computationally efficient approach to approximate crack trajectories near a single void or stiff particle. Under the assumption of linear superposition, the CTI-method is extended to predict the crack trajectories near arrangements of voids. This is done for uniaxial and biaxial loading conditions. The investigation shows that a symmetrical arrangement of voids should be avoided, since cracks near the symmetry line can bypass the array. Staggered void arrangements provide better conditions for crack trapping. By using elliptical voids with an aspect ratio of 2 instead of circular voids, it is possible to achieve a higher crack trapping efficiency and a lower void volume. A damage-based approach is used to determine the improvements in fracture toughness due to crack trapping for various void arrangements. The Python code of the CTI method is presented in the Appendix of this work.
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