Applied Composite Materials

, Volume 23, Issue 4, pp 555–581 | Cite as

Modeling the Effect of Multiple Matrix Cracking Modes on Cyclic Hysteresis Loops of 2D Woven Ceramic-Matrix Composites

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Abstract

In this paper, the effect of multiple matrix cracking modes on cyclic loading/unloading hysteresis loops of 2D woven ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs) has been investigated. The interface slip between fibers and the matrix existed in matrix cracking mode 3 and mode 5, in which matrix cracking and interface debonding occurred in longitudinal yarns, are considered as the major reason for hysteresis loops of 2D woven CMCs. The effects of fiber volume content, peak stress, matrix crack spacing, interface properties, matrix cracking mode proportion and interface wear on interface slip and hysteresis loops have been analyzed. The cyclic loading/unloading hysteresis loops of 2D woven SiC/SiC composite corresponding to different peak stresses have been predicted using the present analysis. It was found that the damage parameter, i.e., the proportion of matrix cracking mode 3 in the entire cracking modes of the composite, increases with increasing peak stress.

Keywords

Ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs) Woven Hysteresis loops Matrix cracking Interface debonding 
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Acknowledgments

The author thanks the Science and Technology Department of Jiangsu Province for the funding that made this research study possible

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Funding

This study has received the support from the Science and Technology Department of Jiangsu Province through the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Grant No. BK20140813), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. NS2016070).

Conflict of Interest

The author declares that he has no conflict of interest.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.College of Civil AviationNanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsNanjingPeople’s Republic of China

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