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An Analysis of Ductile Brittle Fracture Transition in Layered Composites

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

S. B. Biner*
Affiliation:
Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames IA 50011, U.S.A
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Abstract

In this study the failure of the ductile layers in laminated composite systems was studied numerically. The results indicate that similar maximum stress values develop in the ductile layers as in the fracture test of the same ductile material if the crack tip in the brittle layer is already at the interface. For nondebonding interfaces brittle behavior of the ductile layers is dependent upon the extent of the cracks and the fracture characteristic of the brittle layers.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1996

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