Nano Scratch Testing of Composite Materials
Faculty of Science and Engineering
Department of Mechanical, Aeronautical and Biomedical Engineering
Nano-scratch testing of Composite Materials
Author
Mohamed Gouse Interim Report (inc. Literature review), submitted as part of the
M.Eng. in Aeronautical Engineering
It is hereby declared that this report is entirely my own work, unless otherwise stated, and that all sources of information have been properly acknowledged and referenced. It is also declared that this report has not previously been submitted, in whole or in part, as part fulfillment of any module assessment requirement. Signed: Date:
Abstract
Composites have been very successful in displacing the traditional materials due to their high level of specific properties, namely strength and stiffness. In recent years, a large amount of research has led to the emergence of advanced multi-scale predictive capabilities, potentially providing composite material and structural designers with enhanced knowledge and understanding the behavior of the material system that could help to reduce the time between research phase and the industry-based implementations. Nano indentataion and nanoscratch tests are most widely used techniques for the study of micromechanical properties of the Composite material on the surfaces. In this regard, FEM has been more successful in design and analysis of the Composite materials in the recent years. Many FEM models have been studied which gives approximation method to calculate the micromechanical properties of the composites and its interphase properties. FEM has been very useful in developing a composite model which can analyzed micromechanical properties in assistance with nano-indentation and nano-scratch technique and can be served for the correlation of experimental results with the numerical approximation values.
In this study a finite element modeling assisted nanoscratch measurement
Department of Mechanical, Aeronautical and Biomedical Engineering
Nano-scratch testing of Composite Materials
Author
Mohamed Gouse Interim Report (inc. Literature review), submitted as part of the
M.Eng. in Aeronautical Engineering
It is hereby declared that this report is entirely my own work, unless otherwise stated, and that all sources of information have been properly acknowledged and referenced. It is also declared that this report has not previously been submitted, in whole or in part, as part fulfillment of any module assessment requirement. Signed: Date:
Abstract
Composites have been very successful in displacing the traditional materials due to their high level of specific properties, namely strength and stiffness. In recent years, a large amount of research has led to the emergence of advanced multi-scale predictive capabilities, potentially providing composite material and structural designers with enhanced knowledge and understanding the behavior of the material system that could help to reduce the time between research phase and the industry-based implementations. Nano indentataion and nanoscratch tests are most widely used techniques for the study of micromechanical properties of the Composite material on the surfaces. In this regard, FEM has been more successful in design and analysis of the Composite materials in the recent years. Many FEM models have been studied which gives approximation method to calculate the micromechanical properties of the composites and its interphase properties. FEM has been very useful in developing a composite model which can analyzed micromechanical properties in assistance with nano-indentation and nano-scratch technique and can be served for the correlation of experimental results with the numerical approximation values.
In this study a finite element modeling assisted nanoscratch measurement
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