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Experimental investigation of the mixed-mode crack propagation in ZrO2/NiCr functionally graded materials

  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Mixed-mode fracture response of ZrO2/NiCr functionally graded materials (FGMs) is investigated using fracture test, digital image correlation technique and extended finite element method. It is found that: (1) prior to crack initiation, the increasing elastic modulus ahead of crack-tip can enhance the mode mixity of crack-tip; (2) the crack with the increasing elastic modulus ahead of crack-tip kinks less than the one with the decreasing elastic modulus, which is caused by the elastic gradient and the local fracture toughness; (3) the heterogeneity of microstructure can cause the local perturbation but has no obvious effect on the overall crack propagation path. Crown

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1800-1810
Number of pages11
JournalEngineering Fracture Mechanics
Volume76
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2009

Keywords

  • Crack propagation
  • Digital image correlation
  • Fracture toughness
  • Functionally graded materials
  • Mixed-mode fracture

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