Issue
J. Phys. IV France
Volume 07, Number C3, August 1997
EURODYMAT 1997 - 5th International Conference on Mechanical and Physical Behaviour of Materials under Dynamic Loading
Page(s) C3-151 - C3-156
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:1997328
EURODYMAT 1997 - 5th International Conference on Mechanical and Physical Behaviour of Materials under Dynamic Loading

J. Phys. IV France 07 (1997) C3-151-C3-156

DOI: 10.1051/jp4:1997328

Tensile Strength Measurements of Ceramic Materials at High Rates of Strain

F. Gálvez, J. Rodríguez and V. Sánchez

Department of Materials Science, ETSI Caminos Canales y Puertos, Polytechnic University of Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain


Abstract
Ceramic materials are usually assumed linear elastic up to failure and the failure criterion is accustomed to be a limit condition related to the tensile strength. Due to the difficulties associated with the uniaxial tensile test, some different alternatives have been posed such as Brazilian tests and spalling test of long bars. In this work, a comparative study of these methods has been broached. Specimens of alumina and silicon carbide have been tested at different strain rates, showing the influence of strain rate in the tensile strength values. The analysis provides results of the stress and strain state in the specimen.


Résumé
Les céramiques sont normalement supposées être élastiques-linéaires jusqu'à la rupture. Etant données les grandes difficultés ohtenues avec le test uniaxial, des alternatives comme l'essai brésilien et l'essai d'écaillage de barre longues ont été proposées. Ce travail compare les méthodes. Des spécimens d'alumine et de carbure de silicium ont été testés à plusieurs vitesses de déformation démontrant son influence sur les valeurs de la résistance. L'analyse des résultats nous renseigne sur l'état de contrainte et de déformation du spécimen.



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