A microscopic dynamic Monte Carlo simulation for unidirectional fiber reinforced metal matrix composites

2002 ◽  
Vol 62 (15) ◽  
pp. 1935-1946 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y Zhou
2005 ◽  
Vol 127 (3) ◽  
pp. 318-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. T. Liu ◽  
L. Z. Sun ◽  
H. C. Wu

In the modeling of microstructural damage mechanisms of composites, damage evolution plays an important role and has significant effects on the overall nonlinear behavior of composites. In this study, a microstructural Monte Carlo simulation method is proposed to predict the volume fraction evolution of damaged particles due to particle-cracking for metal matrix composites with randomly distributed spheroidal particles. The performance function is constructed using a stress-based damage criterion. A micromechanics-based elastoplastic and damage model is applied to compute the local stress field and to estimate the overall nonlinear response of the composites with particle-cracking damage mechanism. The factors that affect the damage evolution are investigated and the effects of particle shape and damage strength on damage evolution are discussed in detail. Simulation results are compared with experiments and good agreement is obtained.


2021 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 2633366X2092971
Author(s):  
Ying Ba ◽  
Shu Sun

Fiber-reinforced metal matrix composites have mechanical properties highly dependent on directions, possessing high strength and fatigue resistance in fiber longitudinal direction achieved by weak interface bonding. However, the disadvantage of weak interface combination is the reduction of transversal performances. In this article, tensile and fatigue properties of carbon fiber-reinforced 5056 aluminum alloy matrix (Cf/5056Al) composite under the condition of medium-strength interface combination are carried out. The fatigue damage mechanisms of Cf/5056Al composite under tension–tension and tension–compression loads are not the same, but the fatigue life curves are close, which may be the result of the medium-strength interface combination.


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