3D Microstructure-based finite element modeling of deformation and fracture of SiCp/Al composites. Zhang, J., Ouyang, Q., Guo, Q., Li, Z., Fan, G., Su, Y., Jiang, L., Lavernia, E. J., Schoenung, J. M., & Zhang, D. Composites Science and Technology, 123(Supplement C):1–9, February, 2016.
3D Microstructure-based finite element modeling of deformation and fracture of SiCp/Al composites [link]Paper  doi  abstract   bibtex   
The mechanical behavior, with particular emphasis on the damage mechanisms, of SiCp/Al composites was studied by both experiments and finite element analysis in this paper. A 3D microstructure-based finite element model was developed to predict the elasto-plastic response and fracture behavior of a 7vol.% SiCp/Al composite. The 3D microstructure of SiCp/Al composite was reconstructed by implementing a Camisizer XT particle size analysis device and a random sequential adsorption algorithm. The constitutive behavior of the elastoplastic-damage in the metal matrix, the elastic-brittle failure for the particle reinforcement, and the traction-separation for interfaces, were independently simulated in this model. The validity of the modeling results were validated by the agreement of the experimental stress-strain curve and the morphology of fracture section with those predicted by the simulation. The visual elasto-plastic deformation process, along with crack generation and propagation was well simulated in this model. The numerical results were used to provide insight into the damage mechanisms of SiCp/Al composites, and the effects of interfacial strength and particle strength on material properties were also discussed in detail.
@article{zhang_3d_2016,
	title = {{3D} {Microstructure}-based finite element modeling of deformation and fracture of {SiCp}/{Al} composites},
	volume = {123},
	issn = {0266-3538},
	url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266353815301342},
	doi = {10.1016/j.compscitech.2015.11.014},
	abstract = {The mechanical behavior, with particular emphasis on the damage mechanisms, of SiCp/Al composites was studied by both experiments and finite element analysis in this paper. A 3D microstructure-based finite element model was developed to predict the elasto-plastic response and fracture behavior of a 7vol.\% SiCp/Al composite. The 3D microstructure of SiCp/Al composite was reconstructed by implementing a Camisizer XT particle size analysis device and a random sequential adsorption algorithm. The constitutive behavior of the elastoplastic-damage in the metal matrix, the elastic-brittle failure for the particle reinforcement, and the traction-separation for interfaces, were independently simulated in this model. The validity of the modeling results were validated by the agreement of the experimental stress-strain curve and the morphology of fracture section with those predicted by the simulation. The visual elasto-plastic deformation process, along with crack generation and propagation was well simulated in this model. The numerical results were used to provide insight into the damage mechanisms of SiCp/Al composites, and the effects of interfacial strength and particle strength on material properties were also discussed in detail.},
	number = {Supplement C},
	urldate = {2018-01-08},
	journal = {Composites Science and Technology},
	author = {Zhang, Jie and Ouyang, Qiubao and Guo, Qiang and Li, Zhiqiang and Fan, Genlian and Su, Yishi and Jiang, Lin and Lavernia, Enrique J. and Schoenung, Julie M. and Zhang, Di},
	month = feb,
	year = {2016},
	keywords = {Damage mechanics, Finite element analysis (FEA), Interfacial strength, Metal-matrix composites (MMCs), Published, Reviewed},
	pages = {1--9},
}

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