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Assignment #8: Q1. A Ceramic Matrix Composite Contains Internal Flaws As Large As 0.001 CM in Length. The

This document contains instructions for Assignment #8 that is due on April 1st, 2014 before noon. It can be submitted in class on March 31st or to the professor's office by the due date. It includes two questions and solutions about calculating the size of flaws in ceramic and aluminum alloy materials based on their fracture toughness and applied tensile stress values.

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Assignment #8: Q1. A Ceramic Matrix Composite Contains Internal Flaws As Large As 0.001 CM in Length. The

This document contains instructions for Assignment #8 that is due on April 1st, 2014 before noon. It can be submitted in class on March 31st or to the professor's office by the due date. It includes two questions and solutions about calculating the size of flaws in ceramic and aluminum alloy materials based on their fracture toughness and applied tensile stress values.

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Assignment #8

Due Tuesday, April 1st, 2014 before 12pm (noon)

Note: you can either submit it to me in class on March 31 or submit it to my office (Wong
2M120) on April 1 before 12pm (noon).

Q1. A ceramic matrix composite contains internal flaws as large as 0.001 cm in length. The
plane strain fracture toughness of the composite is 45 MPa m and the tensile strength is 550
MPa. Will the flaw cause the composite to fail before the tensile strength is reached? Assume
that Y = 1.
Solution:
Since the crack is internal, 2a = 0.001 cm = 0.00001 m. Therefore
a = 0.000005 m
K Ic
K Ic  Y  a or  =
Y a
  (45MPa m ) /  (0.000005m) = 11, 354MPa
The applied stress required for the crack to cause failure is much larger than the tensile strength
of 550 MPa. Any failure of the ceramic should be expected due to the massive overload, not
because of the presence of the flaws.

Q2. An aluminum alloy that has a plane strain fracture toughness of 25,000 psi in fails when a
stress of 42,000 psi is applied. Observation of the fracture surface indicates that fracture began at
the surface of the part. Estimate the size of the flaw that initiated fracture. Assume that Y = 1.1.
Solution:
2
 K Ic 
K Ic  Y  a or a   
 Y  
 a  0.093 in.=0.236 cm

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