Laser processing of hard and ultra-hard materials for micro-machining and surface engineering applications

KE Hazzan, M Pacella, TL See - Micromachines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Polycrystalline diamonds, polycrystalline cubic boron nitrides and tungsten carbides are
considered difficult to process due to their superior mechanical (hardness, toughness) and …

An analytical model for elastic modulus calculation of SiC whisker-reinforced hybrid metal matrix nanocomposite containing SiC nanoparticles

S Chen, MK Hassanzadeh-Aghdam, R Ansari - Journal of Alloys and …, 2018 - Elsevier
In the present work, elastic modulus of a hybrid aluminum matrix nanocomposite (HAMNC)
reinforced with silicon carbide (SiC) whiskers and SiC nanoparticles is analyzed. To this …

[HTML][HTML] Computational micromechanics of the transverse and shear behavior of unidirectional fiber reinforced polymers including environmental effects

F Naya, C Gonzalez, CS Lopes, S Van der Veen… - Composites Part A …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Qualification of Fiber Reinforced Polymer materials (FRP's) for manufacturing of
structural components in the aerospace industry is usually associated with extensive and …

An integrated modeling of the curing process and transverse tensile damage of unidirectional CFRP composites

X Hui, Y Xu, W Zhang - Composite Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, an integrated numerical approach for predicting the damage mechanism of
unidirectional CFRP composites at the micro-scale level has been developed using a multi …

Failure criteria of unidirectional carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites informed by a computational micromechanics model

Q Sun, G Zhou, Z Meng, H Guo, Z Chen, H Liu… - … Science and Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Failure prediction for carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites has been a
longstanding challenge. In this study, we address this challenge by first applying a well …

Multi-scale computational analysis of unidirectional carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites under various loading conditions

Q Sun, Z Meng, G Zhou, SP Lin, H Kang, S Keten… - Composite …, 2018 - Elsevier
A multi-scale computational analysis based on representative volume element (RVE)
modeling and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations is developed to investigate the …

Development of a hygrothermal constitutive model for epoxy resin considering the glass transition temperature and its applications

K Xu, L Liu, Z Zhao, G Luo, W Chen - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Epoxy resin, as a crucial constituent of aerospace-grade composites, is an important
consideration in designing composites for severing service conditions in terms of the …

[HTML][HTML] Evolution of curing residual stresses in composite using multi-scale method

Z Yuan, Y Wang, G Yang, A Tang, Z Yang, S Li… - Composites Part B …, 2018 - Elsevier
Residual stresses occur in composite structures during curing process which play an
important role in the deformation and mechanical properties of composite, especially for …

[HTML][HTML] Tensile properties of a stochastic prepreg platelet molded composite

SG Kravchenko, DE Sommer, BR Denos… - Composites Part A …, 2019 - Elsevier
The stochastic prepreg platelet molded composite (PPMC) occurs when the orientation and
arrangement disorder of platelets are determined by the uncontrolled molding conditions …

[HTML][HTML] A micromechanical study of stress concentrations in composites

H Ghayoor, SV Hoa, CC Marsden - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Random and periodic representations of composite microstructures are inherently different
both in terms of the resultant range of stresses that each phase carries as well as the total …