Single and double deflections of cracks at the carbon-carbon/BN coating interfaces in ceramic-matrix composites

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1329-1338

  Kumar, Susmit ^a,b   Singh, Raj N ^a,b  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^b AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORON COMPOUNDS; CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; CERAMIC FIBERS; COATINGS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NITRIDES; SILICON CARBIDE; STRESSES; ZIRCON;

BORON NITRIDE; CRACK DEFLECTION; CRACK PENETRATION; ENERGY RELEASE RATE RATIO;

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0032073548     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1998.tb02486.x     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. J. Dundurs, "Edge-bonded Dissimilar Orthogonal Elastic Wedges under Normal and Shear Loading," J. Appl. Mech., 36, 650-52 (1969).
2. A. R. Zak and M. L. Williams, "Crack Point Stress Singularities at a Bi-material Interface," J. Appl. Mech., 30, 142-43 (1963).
3. J. Dundurs and S. Lee, "Stress Concentrations Due to Edge Dislocation Pile-ups in Two-phase Materials," Scr. Metall., 4, 313-14 (1970).
4. D.O. Swenson and C. A. Rau, Jr., "The Stress Distribution Around a Crack Perpendicular to an Interface Between Materials," Int. J. Fract. Mech., 6, 357-65 (1970).
5. T. S. Cook and F. Erdogan, "Stresses in Bonded Materials with a Crack Perpendicular to the Interface," Int. J. Eng. Sci., 10, 677-97 (1972).
6. F. Erdogan and V. Biricikoglu, "Two Bonded Half Planes with a Crack Going Through the Interface," Int. J. Eng. Sci., 11, 745-66 (1973).
7. J. G. Goree and W. A. Venezia, "Bonded Elastic Half-Planes with an Interface Crack and a Perpendicular Intersecting Crack That Extends into the Adjacent Material," Int. J. Eng. Sci., 15, (i) 1-17, (ii) 19-27 (1977).
8. J. G. Goree and W. A. Venezia, "Bonded Elastic Half-Planes with an Interface Crack and a Perpendicular Intersecting Crack That Extends into the Adjacent Material," Int. J. Eng. Sci., 15, (i) 1-17, (ii) 19-27 (1977).
9. M. Y. He and J. W. Hutchinson, "Crack Deflection at an Interface Between Dissimilar Elastic Materials," Int. J. Solids Struct., 25, 1053-67 (1989).
10. M. Y. He, A. G. Evans, and J. W. Hutchinson, "Crack Deflection at an Interface Between Dissimilar Elastic Materials: Role of Residual Stresses," Int. J. Solids Struct., 31, 3443-55 (1994).
11. V. Gupta, J. Yuan, and D. Martinez, "Calculation, Measurement, and Control of Interface Strength in Composites," J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 76, 305-15 (1993).
12. K. Y. Lin and J. W. Mar, "Finite Element Analysis of Stress Intensity Factors for Cracks at a Bi-material Interface," Int. J. Fract., 12, 521-31 (1976).
13. J. Ahmad, "A Micromechanics Analysis of Cracks in Unidirectional Fiber Composites," J. Appl. Mech., 58, 964-72 (1991).
14. D. H. Chen, "A Crack Normal to and Terminating at a Bimaterial Interface," Eng. Fract. Mech., 49, 517-32 (1994).
15. D. L. Tullock, I. E. Reimanis, A. L. Graham, and J. J. Petrovic, "Deflection and Penetration of Cracks at an Interface Between Two Dissimilar Materials," Acta Metall. Mater., 42, 3245-52 (1994).
16. A. A. Mammoli, A. L. Graham, I. E. Reimanis, and D. L. Tullock, "The Effect of Flaws on the Propagation of Cracks at Bi-materials Interfaces," Acta Metall. Mater., 43, 1149-56 (1995).
17. S. Kumar and R. N. Singh, "Effects of the Coating Properties on the Crack Propagation in Nicalon™ (Fiber)-SiC (Matrix) Composites," Compos. Sci. Technol., 56, 1271-81 (1996).
18. S. Kumaria, R. N. Singh, and V. Gupta, "Effect of Interfacial Shear Strength on Crack-Fiber Interaction Behavior in Ceramic Matrix Composites," J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 79, 199-208 (1996).
19. T. L. Anderson, Fracture Mechanics Fundamentals and Applications. CRC Press, Boston, MA, 1991.
20. ABAQUS, Version 5.4, Hibbitt, Karlsson and Sorensen, Inc., Pawtucket, RI, 1995.
21. A. C. Garg, "0° Split Initiation in Fiber Reinforced Composites," Eng. Fract. Mech., 24, 255-61 (1986).
22. J. LLorca and R. N. Singh, "Influence of Fiber and Interfacial Properties on Fracture Behavior of Fiber-Reinforced Ceramic Composites," J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 74, 2882-90 (1991).
23. R. N. Singh, "Mechanical Properties of a Zircon Matrix Composite Reinforced with Silicon Carbide Whiskers and Filaments," J. Mater. Sci., 26, 1839-46 (1991).
24. Union Carbide Corporation; private communication.
25. S. K. Reddy, S. Kumar, and R. N. Singh, "Residual Stresses in Silicon Carbide-Zircon Composites from Thermal Expansion Measurements and Fiber Pushout Tests," J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 77, 3221-26 (1994).