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In situ x-ray CT under tensile loading using synchrotron radiation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2011

T. Hirano ,
K. Usami ,
Y. Tanaka  and
C. Masuda
T. Hirano
Affiliation:
Hitachi Research Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd., Omika-cho 7-1-1, Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki 319-12, Japan
K. Usami
Affiliation:
Hitachi Research Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd., Omika-cho 7-1-1, Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki 319-12, Japan
Y. Tanaka
Affiliation:
National Research Institute for Metals, Nakameguro 2-3-12, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153, Japan
C. Masuda
Affiliation:
National Research Institute for Metals, Nakameguro 2-3-12, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153, Japan
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Abstract

Internal damage in metal matrix composite (MMC) under static tensile loading was observed by in situ x-ray computed tomography based on synchrotron radiation (SR-CT). A tensile testing sample stage was developed to investigate the fracture process during the tensile test. Aluminum alloy matrix composites reinforced by long or short SiC fibers were used. The projection images obtained under tensile loading showed good performance of the sample stage, and matrix deformation and breaks of the long SiC fibers could be observed. In the CT images taken at the maximum stress just before failure, debondings of the short SiC fibers to the matrix, many pullouts of the fibers, and matrix cracking could be clearly observed. The in situ SR-CT allowed the observation of generation and growth of such defects under different tensile stress levels. The results from the nondestructive observation revealed that the MMC was broken by propagation of the matrix cracks which might be caused by stress concentration at the ends of the short fibers. A three-dimensional CT image reconstructed from many CT images provided easy understanding of the fiber arrangement, crack shape, and form of the void caused by fiber pullout. In situ SR-CT is a useful method for understanding failure mechanisms in advanced materials.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 10 , Issue 2 , February 1995 , pp. 381 - 386
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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