Macroscopic and Microscopic Residual Stresses in Ceramics Due to Contact Loading
The paper deals with microplastic deformation and macroscopic residual stresses in silicon nitride ceramics due to contact loading and their effect on the near-surface strength. Depth-resolving X-ray residual stress measurements on shot peened samples detect high microplastic deformation and macroscopic compressive residual stresses up to 1.3 GPa at the surface decreasing to zero within 10 pm. These high compressive stresses enhance the load bearing capacity in the ball-on plate test up to 50 % compared to polished samples.
A scanning electron microscopy study of projectile entry fractures in cortical bone; genesis and microarchitectural features
The present paper presents a scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis of the genesis and microarchitecture of experimentally induced cortical entry fractures in porcine scapulae impacted at velocities ranging from 54 to 897 m/s. SEM observation was conducted on polyurethane replicas cast from negative silicone moulds. Analysis of the sequence of fracture processes operative during projectile impact revealed the presence of ring cracks at the site of impact, confirming that penetration in sandwich bones is achieved by cone crack propagation. Despite impulsive loading, two forms of plastic deformation were identified in the cortical bone surrounding the entry fracture up to a maximum velocity of 871 m/s. Microscopic radial and concentric cracks were associated with projectile impact, and the role of pores and pits as stress concentrators was captured. Possible underlying mechanisms for the observed plastic deformation are described, and the diagnostic utility of SEM analysis is presented.
Residual stresses in cubic materials with orthorhombic or monoclinic specimen symmetry: influence of texture on ψ splitting and non‐linear behaviour
A quantitative formulation is given of the X-ray diffraction determination of (elastic) lattice deformation in a direction determined by two angles ψ and ϕ with respect to the specimen frame: the so-called sin2ψ method giving full credit now to crystallographic texture. In most cases of practical X-ray stress analysis, (residual) stresses are evaluated by the traditional sin2ψ, method using quasi-isotropic X-ray elastic constants depending on the lattice plane {hkl} chosen for the measurement but not on the directions ϕ and ψ. For the case of a textured specimen, however, the single-crystal elastic bitensor components should be coupled to the orientation distribution function (o.d.f.). At variance with most papers published on this subject, which describe the texture using ideal texture components, a general method is developed making full use of relevant o.d.f. theory. It is demonstrated that for orthorhombic specimen symmetry no ψ splitting occurs in contrast with the case of monoclinic specimen symmetry. The theory developed is used to explain some experimental results published previously. All calculations use Reuss's theory of elasticity which neglects the mutual coupling of the crystallites.