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With the aid of an energy analysis and the surface elasticity theory, this work provides a closed form solution for the critical debonding stress of a rigid nanoparticle embedded in an elastic matrix subjected to a remote hydrostatic stress. It is proved that the debonding stress depends on the particle radius, the matrix elastic properties and the fracture energy per unit surface. The solution allows quantifying the effects of surface elastic constants, also showing that the smaller the particle size the more significant those effects are.
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Salviato, M., Zappalorto, M. & Quaresimin, M. The Effect of Surface Stresses on the Critical Debonding Stress Around Nanoparticles. Int J Fract 172, 97–103 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10704-011-9634-6
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