Thermal residual stresses and stress distributions of short fiber reinforced metal matrix composites under tensile and compressive loadings

Thermal residual stresses and their effects on the stress distributions under the applied tensile and compressive loadings were studied by using the deformation model proposed in Ref. (1). It was demonstrated that the residual stresses in the matrix and the fiber can reach considerably high magnitudes and result in asymmetrical stress distributions and matrix plasticity under the applied tensile and compressive loadings. Thermal residual stresses reduce the stress transfer in tension and enhance the stress transfer in compression.