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The influence of particle size on the fracture toughness of a PP-based particle composite
- 1.0332039 - ÚFM 2010 RIV LV eng J - Journal Article
Hutař, Pavel - Majer, Zdeněk - Šestáková, Lucie - Náhlík, Luboš - Knésl, Zdeněk
The influence of particle size on the fracture toughness of a PP-based particle composite.
Mechanics of Composite Materials. Roč. 45, č. 3 (2009), s. 281-286. ISSN 0203-1272
R&D Projects: GA ČR GD106/05/H008; GA ČR GA106/07/1284; GA ČR GA106/08/1409
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z20410507
Keywords : particulate composites * microcrack * interface * toughness * numerical investigation * finite element method
Subject RIV: JL - Materials Fatigue, Friction Mechanics
The main focus of this paper is a numerical investigation of the fracture behavior of a particulate composite (CaCO3-PP). The composite is modeled as a three-phase continuum and simulated numerically on a microscale by using finite elements. The propagation of a microcrack in a matrix filled with rigid particles covered by an interphase is analyzed. The stress distribution is determined for a variety of particle sizes and material properties of the interphase. The final results, in agreement with experimental data, confirm that the microcrack behavior depends on particle sizes.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0177395
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