Fracture of bicrystal metal/ceramic interfaces: A study via the mechanism-based strain gradient crystal plasticity theory

International Journal of Plasticity

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 665-689

  Siddiq, A ^a   Schmauder, S ^a   Huang, Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohesive model; Macro micro fracture analysis; Mechanism based strain gradient crystal plasticity; Metal ceramic interface

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CRACKS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PLASTICITY;

COHESIVE MODELS; CRYSTAL PLASTICITY; MACRO/MICRO FRACTURE ANALYSIS; METAL/CERAMIC INTERFACE;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

EID: 33845869877     PISSN: 07496419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijplas.2006.08.007     Document Type: Article

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