Creep Deformation and Fracture of Fibre-Reinforced Aluminum Composites
Project/Area Number |
63550527
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
金属材料(含表面処理・腐食防食)
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Research Institution | YAMAGATA University |
Principal Investigator |
MATSUURA Keisuke YAMAGATA Univ., Fac. of Eng., Professor, 工学部, 教授 (00001157)
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Project Period (FY) |
1988 – 1989
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 1989)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥2,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000)
Fiscal Year 1989: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 1988: ¥1,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000)
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Keywords | Al-Matrix Composite / Alumina Fibres / Creep Deformation / High Temperature Strength / Effect of Fibre Orientation / アルミナ繊維強化 / 連続繊維強化 / 短繊維強化 / クリープ変形 / クリープ破壊 |
Research Abstract |
Creep tests were carried out an aluminum composite reinforced with continuous alumina fibres at temperatures of 573 to 773 K to examine the mechanism of high temperature deformation and fracture of composite. 1. Creep curves in the low stress range showed only almost the primary or secondary stage without reaching the tertiary stage. The creep strain was consisted of an irreversible component, possibly due to the plastic deformation of matrix around the misaligned fibres, beside a reversible component due to the elastic and inelastic deformation of matrix and fibres. 2. In the high stress range, the creep deformation proceeded by the local fracture of fibres and the plastic deformation of matrix resulting in the fracture of specimen. The creep curves showed the primary, secondary and tertiary stages. 3. The critical stress which distinguished between the low and high stress ranges was a bout 500 MPa at 573 K and 450 MPa at 773 K. The critical stress was consistent with the threshold stress which was recognized in the stress dependence of minimum creep rate. The critical stress, or the threshold stress is taken as the minimum stress for the individual cracks of fibres to propagate extensively and to cause the fracture of whole specimen. Furthermore, the effect of fibre orientation on high temperature tensile strength was examined by tensile testing the specimens which axis made the angles of O゚,5゚,10゚,45゚ and 90゚ to fibre axis. The relation between fibre orientation and high temperature strength was well consistent with a criterion based on the maximum stress theory for fracture of composite, which was also supported by the observation of fracture surfaces.
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