Effects of fiber bridging and fiber fracture on fatigue cracking in a titanium-matrix composite

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1285, Issue , 1997, Pages 103-125

  Herrmann, Douglas J ^a,b   Hillberry, Ben M ^b  

^a ROLLS ROYCE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Crack propagation; Fatigue (materials); Fiber failure; Fracture (materials); Notches; Silicon carbide fibers; Titanium matrix composites

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FRACTURE; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FIBER REINFORCED METALS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TITANIUM;

FATIGUE CRACKING; FIBER BRIDGING; TITANIUM MATRIX COMPOSITE; ELBER GAGE; FIBER FAILURE; TITANIUM MATRIX COMPOSITES;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0030609349     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp19924s     Document Type: Article

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