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Non Metalic Ceramic Fracture

The document summarizes non-metallic fracture, focusing on ceramics. It describes that ceramic fracture surfaces typically have four distinct regions: the crack source, a smooth mirror region, a mist region, and a rough hackle region. It also notes that for many ceramics, the ratio of the mirror size to the flaw size is a constant value of 13. The document discusses using the measurable mirror radius to estimate the initial and critical flaw sizes in ceramics in order to calculate the critical stress-intensity factor.

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Non Metalic Ceramic Fracture

The document summarizes non-metallic fracture, focusing on ceramics. It describes that ceramic fracture surfaces typically have four distinct regions: the crack source, a smooth mirror region, a mist region, and a rough hackle region. It also notes that for many ceramics, the ratio of the mirror size to the flaw size is a constant value of 13. The document discusses using the measurable mirror radius to estimate the initial and critical flaw sizes in ceramics in order to calculate the critical stress-intensity factor.

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Non-Metallic Fracture

By Baladhandayuthapani.S.P

Non Metallic Fractures


Ceramic
Plastics or Polymers

Ceramic Fracture
Brittle and with very less toughness
This makes detection of flaws and the
precracking fracture toughness difficult.
critical flaw sizes in ceramics range from
~1 to ~500 m.

The fracture surface of a ceramic material normally consists of four distinct


regions :
1. The Source of Failure ( Crack)
2. the smooth mirror region that separates the original crack (the flaw origin)
3. the mist region, which is a transitional area preceding the rough/
hackle region.
4. Hackle region

Consider a very small flaw originating on a


ceramic surface as shown in Fig. 1, which
schematically depicts a fracture surface typically
found in fractographs of ceramics and glasses.
The mirror region is unique i.e. flat, smooth, and
brittle in nature. For a wide variety of ceramics,
the ratio of the mirror size to the flaw size is a
constant with a value of 13.
The mist region is somewhat less smooth.
The rough hackle region is easily recognized by
the outward divergent lines running along the
crack propagation direction. This region is
associated with a large amount of strain energy
absorption and is thus somewhat ductile in
nature.

Stress Intensity Factor for Ceramic Fracture


Since the mirror radius (r ) is measurable, the flaw
dimensions a and b can be estimated.
The initial and critical flaw sizes are often the same in
ceramics;
therefore, the critical stress-intensity factor can be calculated
by modeling the crack as an elliptical surface flaw.
The stress-intensity expression in this case would be:
M

and
Where,
is crack shape parameter,
S is the Stress
K becomes KIc when a = acr and b = bcr.
Now this Equation can be used for calculating KIc or to
estimate the critical flaw size when a separately determined
KIc value is available.

Due to the brittleness of ceramics, ASTM E 399 test methods are not
applicable to fracture and crack growth testing of them. Instead, a number of
specially prepared standards have been developed. Typical KIc values for
some common ceramics are available. They are listed along with other
mechanical properties in Table.

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