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Mechanical and fracture properties of multilayered ceramic/ceramic and ceramic/metal materials with graded layers
Co-investigator | prof. Ing. Ivo Dlouhý, CSc. |
Number of Project | GA101/09/1821 |
Agency | Grantová agentura České republiky |
Duration | 2008-12-31 - 2012-12-30 |
Anotace |
Lamellar structures provide significant increases in toughness over other microstructures. By layering different structural ceramic materials, the apparent fracture toughness can be increased through either enhancement of toughening mechanisms or residual stress effects. The state of knowledge regarding the mechanical and fracture properties of multilayers has increased greatly within the last decade, but there remain several critical areas in need of further research. Available residual stressesand fracture criteria refer to conditions far from surfaces or edges. This is an important distinction, since pronounced edge effects are known to exist in displacement, stress, temperature, magnetic, and electrical fields. One of the ways to reconcile the edge and/or interface effects is the introduction of gradual compositional changes into individual layers which removes large-scale interface-induced stress singularities and can even result in stress-free material joints. |