| Contents | |
| Chapter 1 | Thermomechanical crack growth using boundary elements |
| Introduction; DBEM for steady state problems; Numerical implementation; DBEM for transient problems; Crack growth simulation; Numerical examples; Conclusions; Appendix | |
| Chapter 2 | Finite element modelling of thermo-mechanical fracture: theory and case studies |
| Introduction; Development of a compatible and complete crack tip element; Determination of stress intensity factor at crack tip; Analysis of a bimaterial strip having a crack tip at interface; Analysis of a power plant nozzle with kinked crack; Analysis of PWR vessel under pressurized thermal shock; Conclusions | |
| Chapter 3 | Prediction of crack initiation and growth under thermal fatigue |
| Statement; Experimental procedures; Crack initiation; Crack growth prediction; Perspectives; Conclusions | |
| Chapter 4 | Predicting crack growth along polymer interfaces due to water attack and thermal fatigue |
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Introduction; Hydro-thermal fatigue testing of polymer interfaces ; Modeling for Hydrothermal fatigue crack growth; Sub-critical crack growth along PI/epoxy interface; Development of a model for stress assisted water attack; Predictions; Discussion; Conclusions; Appendix I |
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| Chapter 5 | The saturation of thermomechanical fatigue damage in brittle materials |
| Introduction; Experimental techniques for characterizing microcrack damage; Thermal shock/thermal fatigue; Effects of specimen size, environment and microstructure on thermal shock/thermal fatigue damage; Summary and conclusions | |
| Chapter 6 | Plasticity induced heating in the fracture and cutting of metals |
| Introduction; Theory of thermomechanical coupling in solids; Thermal dissipation of plastic work; Dynamic crack growth; Stable crack tearing; Transient thermal fields in metal cutting; Summary and conclusions | |
| Chapter 7 | Tensile ductility and fracture of aluminum-SiC composites under changing temperature conditions |
| Introduction; Microstructure of discontinuously reinforced Al-SiC composites; Creep of Al-SiC composites under isothermal conditions; Creep of Al-SiC composites under changing temperature (thermal cycling) conditions; Tensile elongation; Fracture behavior; Model for fracture elongation of Al-SiC composites under thermal cycling creep conditions; Further remarks; Conclusions; List of Symbols | |
| Chapter 8 | Effects of residual stress on thermal fatigue phenomena of aluminum die casting dies |
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Introduction; Present state in thermal fatigue of aluminum die casting dies; Measurements of residual stress and observations of heat checking on the actual die; Thermal fatigue behavior on various hot work die steels; Thermal fatigue behavior for die steels and maraging die steels; Thermal fatigue behavior on nitriding and peening-nitriding-peenin treated die steels; Thermal fatigue behavior of multiple nitrided dies steel specimens; Thermal fatigue behavior hot work die steels treated by sulphonitriding; Effects of thermal fatigue phenomenon on hot work die steels to surface formed PVD, CVD and PCVD thin films; Thermal fatigue behavior of surface on electric discharge machined hot work die steels; Application examples; Conclusion |
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