... transducers piezoelectricity resins voids (solid) composite PZT-epoxy PZT-Al-epoxy dielectric loss Two-phase composite piezoelectric polymers (CPPs), so-called 0-3 composites comprised of piezoelectric particles embedded within a continuous matrix, have attracted much attention due...

... optical microscopy resins scanning electron microscopy transfer moulding voids (solid) woven composites VARTM distribution media carbon nanotubes voids Developing low-cost fabrication methods for high-performance, multifunctional composites has been one of the primary issues facing...

... deformation scanning electron microscopy tensile strength viscoelasticity viscoplasticity voids (solid) crazing debonding mechanical behavior polyethylene polymer composite In neat and filled semicrystalline polymers subjected to a mechanical sollicitation, cavitation mechanisms...

... cavitation plastic flow polymers viscoelasticity voids (solid) yield point cyclic deformation semicrystalline polymers nanocavitation Cyclic uniaxial tension and retraction of solid polymers provide a basic insight of nonlinear viscoelastic response and fatigue of these materials...

... reinforced plastics transfer moulding voids (solid) resin transfer molding void morphology fiber content microscopic image analysis Resin transfer molding (RTM) and vacuum assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM), among other composites manufacturing processes, have been established...

... Technology Corporation , Livermore, CA . 19 07 2007 17 11 2008 06 03 2009 aluminium alloys cracks deformation ductile fracture iron alloys magnesium alloys nucleation percolation porosity sheet materials silicon alloys tensile testing voids (solid) X-ray microscopy...

... 2008 13 03 2008 aluminium alloys copper alloys cracks magnesium alloys plastic flow point defects slip thermomechanical treatment voids (solid) X-ray scattering aluminum Guinier radius nanovoids quenching SAXS strain rate sensitivity thermally activated deformation...

... computerised tomography flaw detection magnesium alloys nucleation slip superplasticity voids (solid) superplasticity damage nucleation coalescence X-ray tomography Superplasticity is the ability for a given material to exhibit particularly large elongations to fracture for appropriate...

... reinforced plastics hardening softening stress-strain relations voids (solid) composite polymer PMMA void viscoplasticity finite elements damage The cost of a composite structure lies for the most part in manufacturing. An actual manufacturing process seldom produces composite...

... in the real Al–SiC metal matrix composite microstructure considered here agree well with the experimentally determined path. 14 08 2007 06 01 2008 12 03 2008 aluminium cracks crystal microstructure ductility particle reinforced composites silicon compounds voids (solid...

... plastic deformation viscoplasticity voids (solid) work hardening friction stir welding void growth finite element analysis streamlines parallel computation The temperature distribution is obtained from the equation for the balance of energy 17 ρ e ̇ + ∇ ⋅ q − Γ ̇ = 0...

... fractions versus strain and local void geometry images. Perhaps more importantly, the macroscale internal state variable void coalescence equation did not require a functional form change but just a coefficient value modification. 19 08 2005 09 06 2006 nickel voids (solid) micromechanics...

... by: A. Pelegri. 14 April 2004 29 June 2004 22 02 2005 aluminium silicon compounds particle reinforced composites plastic deformation micromechanics finite element analysis fracture mechanics ductile fracture voids (solid) brittle fracture stress-strain relations quenching...

... failure analysis stress analysis work hardening voids (solid) life testing structural engineering 16 06 2003 03 02 2005 2007 American Society of Mechanical Engineers ...

... of the preform. The formation of such microscopic voids during resin injection is one of the major barriers to larger scale usage of these molding processes. voids (solid) moulding glass polymers glass fibre reinforced composites noncrystalline defects 25 July 2003 15 February 2004...

... and Evaluation of Materials, Equipment, and Structures, ASTM STP 1401, R. Kane, ed., American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, PA. nickel alloys voids (solid) grain boundaries ductile fracture brittle fracture fracture toughness plastic deformation hydrogen embrittlement...

... simulation finite element analysis voids (solid) grain growth fracture mechanics The superplastic forming process is an advanced manufacturing method, which is widely applied to the automobile and aerospace industries in producing a range of lightweight parts with complex shapes. Currently...

... Interfaces ,” Acta Metall. , 37 , pp. 909 – 916 . fracture toughness testing fracture toughness interface phenomena thermal barrier coatings austenitic stainless steel plasma arc sprayed coatings porosity crack-edge stress field analysis ultrasonic materials testing crack detection voids...

... stress field analysis interface phenomena adhesion voids (solid) internal stresses Fracture of adhesive structure often occurs along an interface rather than in an adhesive layer. If the bonding strength of an interface is relatively weak, a crack extends along...

...; revised manuscript received August 27, 2001. Associate Editor: A. M. Rajendran. 02 06 2000 27 08 2001 26 03 2002 creep fracture yield stress voids (solid) plastic flow Creep Stress Rupture Damage Void Growth Creep rupture data provide...