An analytical mechanical model is developed to predict the room temperature spallation
behavior, including the separation nucleation, stable and unstable growth, and final spallation
and kinking off, of α-alumina films grown by oxidation on Fe-Cr-Al alloy. The predictions
from the developed model are compared against experimental results and excellent
agreement is observed. The work reveals a completely new failure mechanism of thin layer
materials.
History
School
Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering
Department
Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering
Published in
The 14th International Conference on Fracture
Citation
WANG, S. ... et al., 2017. The mechanics of interface fracture: (4) room temperature spallation of α-alumina films grown by oxidation. IN: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Fracture, Rhodes Greece, 18-23 June 2017.
Publisher
ICF
Version
AM (Accepted Manuscript)
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