Guides researchers and practitioners toward developing highly reliable
ceramic-matrix composites
The book systematically introduces the thermomechanical fatigue behavior
of fiber-reinforced ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs) and environmental
barrier coatings, including cyclic loading/unloading tensile behavior,
cyclic fatigue behavior, dwell-fatigue behavior, thermomechanical
fatigue behavior, and interface degradation behavior. It discusses
experimental verification of CMCs and explains how to determine the
thermomechanical properties. It also presents damage evolution models,
lifetime prediction methods, and interface degradation rules.
Thermomechanical Fatigue of Ceramic-Matrix Composites offers chapters
covering unidirectional ceramic-matrix composites and cross-ply and 2D
woven ceramic-matrix composites. For cyclic fatigue behavior of CMCs, it
looks at the effects of fiber volume fraction, fatigue peak stress,
fatigue stress ratio, matrix crack spacing, matrix crack mode, and woven
structure on fatigue damage evolution. Both the Dwell-fatigue damage
evolution and lifetime predictions models are introduced in the next
chapter. Experimental comparisons of the cross-ply SiC/MAS composite, 2D
SiC/SiC composite, and 2D NextelTM 720/Alumina composite are also
included. Remaining sections examine: thermomechanical fatigue
hysteresis loops; in-phase thermomechanical fatigue damage; out-of-phase
thermomechanical fatigue; interface degradation models; and much more.
-Offers unique content dedicated to thermomechanical fatigue behavior of
ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs) and environmental barrier coatings
-Features comprehensive data tables and experimental verifications
-Covers a highly application-oriented subject?CMCs are being
increasingly utilized in jet engines, industrial turbines, and exhaust
systems
Thermomechanical Fatigue of Ceramic-Matrix Composites is an excellent
book for developers and users of CMCs, as well as organizations involved
in evaluation and characterization of CMCs. It will appeal to materials
scientists, construction engineers, process engineers, and mechanical
engineers.
