Abstract
The fracture in small dimensions, of thin film structures lying on a creeping underlayer was studied. It was discovered that under cyclic temperatures, cracks could grow in brittle films driven by ratcheting plastic deformation in a metal underlayer. Initially, the film was in a uniform biaxial tensile stress which drove pre-existing flaws to grow into channel cracks in the film. It was found that when the crack tip moved rapidly, the crack wake had a short time to relax, and the stress intensity around the crack tip decreased.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 143-144 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Materials Division (Publication) MD |
Volume | 98 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2003 |
Event | 2003 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress - Washington, DC., United States Duration: Nov 15 2003 → Nov 21 2003 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Engineering