Fracture mechanisms and size effects of brittle metallic foams: In situ compression tests inside SEM

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2441-2450

  Song, Hong Wei ^a   He, Qi Jian ^a   Xie, Ji Jia ^a   Tobota, A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS   (China)

^b WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

A. Metallic foams; B. Mechanical properties; B. Stress strain curves; C. Deformation; D. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ALUMINA; BRITTLE FRACTURE; COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPUTER NETWORKS; CYTOLOGY; DATA COMPRESSION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; LOADING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANISMS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; SECONDARY EMISSION; SIZE DETERMINATION; STRESSES; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS; TESTING; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

A. METALLIC FOAMS; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; B. STRESS/STRAIN CURVES; C. DEFORMATION; D. SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (SEM);

BIOMECHANICS;

COMPRESSION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FOAM; FRACTURE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; STRESS-STRAIN PROPERTY;

EID: 51649094788     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.04.023     Document Type: Article

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