Author : Joel J. Schubbe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (227 download)
Book Synopsis Investigation of Damage Mechanisms in A Cross-Ply Metal Matrix Composite Under Thermo-Mechanical Loading by : Joel J. Schubbe
Download or read book Investigation of Damage Mechanisms in A Cross-Ply Metal Matrix Composite Under Thermo-Mechanical Loading written by Joel J. Schubbe and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Metal matrix composites (MMCs) are rapidly becoming strong candidates for high temperature and high stiffness structural applications such as the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF). This study systematically investigated the failure modes and associated damage in a cross-ply, (0/90)2s SCS6/Ti-15-3 metal matrix composite under in-phase and out-of-phase thermomechanic fatigue. Initiation and progression of fatigue damage were recorded and correlated to changes in Young's Modulus of the composite material. Experimental results show an internal stabilization of reaction zone size but degradation and separation from constituent materials under extended cyclic thermal loading. Critical to damage were transverse cracks initiating in the 90 degrees plies, growing and coalescing from fiber/matrix interfaces internal to the specimen, progressing outward through the 0 degree plies before failure. Maximum mechanical strain at failure was determined to be approximately 0.0075 mm/mm. A correlation was made relating maximum matrix stress to failure life, resulting in a fatigue threshold limit of 280 MPa. An attempt was made to correlate the degradation in Young's Modulus (Damage=1-E/Eo) with the applied life cycles from different TMF tests.