Abstract
The paper describes a method of characterising the behaviour of an idealised particulate metal matrix composite composed of elastic particles and an elastic-perfectly plastic matrix subjected to constant macro stress and a cyclic temperature history. The computational method, the Linear Matching Method, was originally developed for structural life assessment studies, and allows a direct evaluation of the load ranges for which differing modes of behaviour occur in the steady cyclic state; shakedown, reverse plasticity and ratchetting. A simple homogenised model is considered, consisting of spherical particles embedded in a cubic matrix array. The resulting solutions are presented as non-dimensional equations derived from numerical solutions for two composites, alumina and silicon carbide particles embedded in an aluminium matrix.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 425-441 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Computational Materials Science |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2005 |
Keywords
- particulate composites
- thermal loading
- plasticity
- shakedown
- ratchetting
- materials science
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Chen, H., & Ponter, A. R. S. (2005). On the behaviour of a particulate metal matrix composite subjected to cyclic temperature and constant stress. Computational Materials Science, 34(4), 425-441. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2005.01.012