弯曲试样确定薄，脆性层的界面断裂能力外文文献翻译、中英文翻译、外文翻译.docxVIP

Modied four-point bending specimen for determining the interface fracture energy for thin, brittle layers 1. Introduction Interfaces in metal-ceramic layered materials play an important role in the overall mechanical properties of composites. Fracture behavior at the interface under different load conditions has been analyzed by many authors (e.g. He and Hutchinson, 1989; He et al., 1995; Evans et al., 1989). Also different methods exist to characterize the mechanical behavior of those interfaces (e.g. Cannon et al., 1991; Turner et al., 1995; Cazzato et al., 1997; Charalambides et al., 1989). The method of Charalambides et al. offers the possibility to determine the crit- ical energy release rate at the metal-ceramic interface by means of four-point bending under approximately equal shear and normal displacement conditions. Furthermore, the method of Charalambides allows one to proceed with experiments on a simple sample geometry in a well established testing routine. Measuring the critical energy release rate via the method of Charalambides, however, is restricted to material composites, wherein the fracture toughness of the debonding layer material is relatively high to prevent the layer from vertical cracking. Vertical cracking, and thus segmentation, decreases the stored elastic energy in the layer and makes the evaluation of the interface fracture energy more difcult. A further restriction of the method is given by the debonding layer thickness. There exists a critical thickness to store the energy by the applied load necessary for crack propagation at the interface. A simple modication of the method of Charalambides, presented in the following, enables the evaluation of the interface fracture toughness of thin, brittle layers tending to separate by vertical cracks. 2. Sample geometry The proposed sample geometry is a modication of the four-point bending geometry suggested by Charalambides (1989), and consists of a third layer bonded to the top of the