Crack Formation within Ceramics Via Coupled Multiscale Genome and XFEM Predictions under Various Loading Conditions

Abstract

Because of the complex heterogeneous microstructure of ceramics, predicting crack formation within ceramics is still a challenge. The extended finite element method (XFEM) serves as a good tool for fracture prediction but is incapable of considering heterogeneous microstructure. In this paper, a numerical framework is developed to model cracks within ceramics by coupling a multiscale genome model with XFEM. XFEM is embedded in the formulation of the multiscale genome through the variational asymptotic method for unit cell homogenization (VAMUCH). The implementation of both multiscale genome model and XFEM retains the capabilities of XFEM in modeling fracture while providing accurate predictions by considering heterogeneous microstructure. The crack formation within SiC ceramics under different loading conditions is simulated in comparison with experiments in order to assess the validity of the proposed method. It is shown that the developed model captures the typical characteristics of crack formation within silicon carbide (SiC) ceramics under bending and indentation loadings. The predicted cutting forces and crack depth exhibit a good agreement with the experimental results during machining processes.

Department(s)

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Keywords and Phrases

Crack initiation; Cracks; Finite element method; Forecasting; Genes; Homogenization method; Machining; Microstructure; Silicon carbide; Comparison with experiments; Extended finite element method; Heterogeneous microstructure; Multi-scale Modeling; Silicon carbide ceramics; Silicon carbides (SiC); Unit-cell homogenizations; Variational asymptotic methods; Ceramic materials; Crack formation; Materials genome; Multiscale model

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0013-7944

Document Type

Article - Journal

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text

Language(s)

English

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© 2018 Elsevier, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Dec 2018

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