Through Thickness Fracture Behavior of Transversely Graded Ti/TiB Material

Behrad Koohbor, Silas Mallon, Addis Kidane

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Abstract

Fracture behavior of a Ti/TiB graded material with a crack perpendicular to the gradient direction was investigated. Three-point bending experiment was conducted and full-field displacement fields were measured on both faces of the specimen, metallic and ceramic-rich surfaces, using 2D digital image correlation technique. Stress intensity factors were calculated using the displacement fields obtained on both faces of the specimen, and were compared to the effective fracture toughness determined from fracture load data. The overall fracture toughness was found to be very close to the stress intensity factor determined using the displacement field on ceramic-rich side. However, the stress intensity factors calculated on both surfaces using the displacement fields, showed different values. In addition, scanning electron microscope observations were performed to examine the fracture surface of the material. It was observed that the crack front is inclined, indicating that the fracture may have initiated in the ceramic side and followed by a very fast propagation to the metallic side.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationFracture, Fatigue, Failure, and Damage Evolution - Proceedings of the 2014 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics
PublisherSpringer New York LLC
Pages51-56
Number of pages6
EditionVOLUME 5
ISBN (Print)9783319069760
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event2014 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics - Greenville, SC, United States
Duration: Jun 2 2014Jun 5 2014

Publication series

NameConference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series
NumberVOLUME 5
Volume66
ISSN (Print)2191-5644
ISSN (Electronic)2191-5652

Conference

Conference2014 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityGreenville, SC
Period6/2/146/5/14

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Engineering
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Mechanical Engineering

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