Ceramic Matrix Composites

Ceramic Matrix Composites: Lifetime and Strength Prediction Under Static and Stochastic Loading focuses on the strain response and lifetime prediction of fiber-reinforced ceramic-matrix composites under stress-rupture loading at intermediate temperatures. Typical damage mechanisms of matrix cracking, interface debonding and oxidation, and fiber’s oxidation and fracture are considered in the micromechanical analysis. Effects of composite’s constituent properties, peak stress, and testing temperature on the composite’s strain response and lifetime are analyzed in detail. Comparison of constant and different stochastic stress spectrum on composite’s damage evolution and fracture are also discussed. The book will be a practical guide for the material researcher and component designer needing to better understand the composite’s damage and fracture behavior under stress-rupture loading at intermediate temperatures. Contains detailed analysis of the stress-rupture behavior of fiber-reinforced ceramic-matrix composites Experimental data of stress-rupture behavior of different CMCs is also included Includes micromechanical constituent models for characterizing damage and fracture behavior under stress-rupture loading Includes data on the physical properties of each constituent at various temperatures along with the composite’s response Probabilistic aspects, predictive lifetime analysis and environmental factors are also considered