Effect of porosity on the interface behavior of an Al2O3-aluminum composite: A molecular dynamics study

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 350-356

  Dandekar, Chinmaya R ^a   Shin, Yung C ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Metal matrix composites; B. Weibull model; C. Computational modeling; Molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOSITES; BRITTLE INTERFACES; C. COMPUTATIONAL MODELING; COHESIVE STRENGTH; COHESIVE ZONE MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION; INTERFACE BEHAVIOR; METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; PARAMETERIZED; SHEAR LOADINGS; STATISTICAL APPROACH; TRACTION-SEPARATION LAW; WEIBULL MODELS;

ALUMINUM; DYNAMICS; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; TRACTION (FRICTION); WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 78751621170     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2010.11.029     Document Type: Article

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