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STRESS-INDUCED MICROCRACKS AND FRACTURE ENERGY IN CERAMICS

Research Project

Project/Area Number 60550551
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field 無機工業化学
Research InstitutionTOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Principal Investigator

SAKAI MOTOTSUGU  TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, 工学部, 助教授 (50124730)

Project Period (FY) 1985 – 1986
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1986)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000)
Fiscal Year 1986: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
Fiscal Year 1985: ¥1,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000)
KeywordsCERAMICS / GRAPHITE MATERIALS / FRACTURE MECHANICS / STRESS-INDUCED MICROCRACKS / NONLINEAR FRACTURE / FRACTURE ENERGY / GRAIN BRIDGING EFFECT / ウェイク
Research Abstract

A POLYGRANULAR GRAPHITE WAS USED TO ELUCIDATE THE RELATIONSHIP OF FRACTURE ENERGY WITH STRESS-INDUCED MICROCRACKS.
"DIMENSIONLESS LOAD-DISPLACEMENT UNIVERSAL CURVE" METHOD WAS PROPOSED IN THE PRESENT PROJECT TO MAKE QUANTITATIVE ANALYSES OF NONLINEAR FRACTURE, WHICH ENABLE TO DISCUSS THE NONLINEAR FRACTURE BY SEPARATING FRACTURE ENERGY INTO LINEAR AND NONLINEAR TERMS.
THE R-CURVE BEHAVIOR WAS INTENSIVELY STUDIED TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE ROLES OF GRAIN BRIDGING AND RESIDUAL STRAIN EFFECTS DUE TO MICROCRACKING AND GRAIN PULLOUT. IN WAS CONCLUDED THAT THE GRAIN BRIDGING DOMINATES THE RISING R-CURVE BEHAVIOR OBSERVED AT THE INITIAL STAGE OF CRACK EXTENSION. IN ADDITION TO THIS CONCLUSION, THE GRAIN BRIDGING WAS RECOGNIZED TO HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL EFFECT ON THE HIGHER FRACTURE ENERGY PARAMETERS OF THE POLYGRANULAR GRAPHITE.
ACOUSTIC EMISSION (AE)TECHNIQUE WAS APPLIED TO DETECT THE STRESS-INDUCED MICROCRACKS IN FRONTAL PROCESS ZONE. ALTHOUGH THE AE-SIGNAL ASSOCIATED WITH THE MAIN CRACK EXTENSION WAS SO STRONG, THE AE OF MICROCRACK FORMATION WAS NOT DETECTABLE BECAUSE OF THE VERY LOW FRACTURE ENERGY RELEASE PATE OF MICROCRACKS. INSTEAD OF USING AE-TECHNIQUE, IN-SITU SEM OBSERVATION OF A FRACTURE SPECIMEN UNDER THE EXTERNAL LOAD WAS SUCCESSUFULLY CONDUCTED TO EVALUATE THE CRITICAL STRESS FOR MICROCRACK FORMATION WHICH ALLOWS US TO DISCUSS THE INFLUENCE OF THE MICROCRACKING PROCESS ZONE ON THE CRACK GROWTH RESISTANCE.

Report

(1 results)
  • 1986 Final Research Report Summary
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All Other

All Publications (4 results)

  • [Publications] M.Sakai;M.Inagaki: J.of Am.Ceram.Soc.

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1986 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] M.Sakai;J.Yoshimura;Y.Goto;M.Inagaki: J.of Am.Ceram.Soc.

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1986 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] M. SAKAI, M. INAGAKI: "DIMENSIONLESS LOAD-DISPLACEMENT RELATION AND ITS APPLICATION TO CRACK PROPAGATION PROBLEMS." J. OF AM. CERAM. SOC.

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1986 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] M. SAKAI, J. YOSHIMURA, Y. GOTO, M. INAGAKI: "R-CURVE BEHAVIOR OF A POLYGRANULAR GRAPHITE: THE ROLE OF MICROCRACKING AND GRAIN BRIDGING." J. OF AM. CERAM. SOC.

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1986 Final Research Report Summary

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Published: 1987-03-31   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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