Investigation of crack-tip plasticity in high volume fraction particulate metal matrix composites

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 71, Issue 16-17, 2004, Pages 2385-2406

  Miserez, A ^a   Rossoll, A ^a   Mortensen, A ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Crack tip plasticity; J integral testing; Metal matrix composites (MMCs); Photoelasticity; Three dimensional (3 D) effects

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; PHOTOELASTICITY; PLASTICITY; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; VOLUME FRACTION;

J-INTEGRAL TESTING; MACROSCOPIC TOUGHNESS;

CRACKS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 2442599995     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2004.01.006     Document Type: Article

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