Fracture behavior of monolithic and laminated ultra-high temperature
ceramic matrix composites considering effects of temperature and
particle/crack interaction
Abstract
The fracture behavior of ultra-high temperature ceramic matrix
composites at high temperature has received increasing attention.
However, few studies consider the effect of particle/crack interaction
on the high temperature fracture strength. In this work, based on the
energy storage capacity, energy balance method and fracture theory, the
effect of particle/crack interaction is introduced into a
temperature-dependent fracture strength model of monolithic ultra-high
temperature ceramic matrix composites, which also considers effects of
flaw size, grain size and residual thermal stress. Furthermore, by
considering the influence of the laminated structure, a theoretical
characterization model of the temperature-dependent fracture strength of
laminated ceramic matrix composites is developed. The effect of
particle/crack interaction is also included in this model. It should be
noted that the predictions of the models agree well with the
experimental data of both monolithic and laminated materials without
using any fitting parameters. The effect of particle/crack interaction
is found to have a significant weakening effect on the strength of
materials at different temperatures. The theoretical models only need
some simple basic material parameters to predict the fracture strength
and mechanisms of ceramic matrix composites at high temperature, which
have important practical significance for engineering applications.