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Guides researchers and practitioners toward developing highly reliable ceramic-matrix composites

The book systematically introduces the thermomechanical fatigue behavior of fiber-reinforced ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs) and environmental barrier coatings, including cyclic loading/unloading tensile behavior, cyclic fatigue behavior, dwell-fatigue behavior, thermomechanical fatigue behavior, and interface degradation behavior. It discusses experimental verification of CMCs and explains how to determine the thermomechanical properties. It also presents damage evolution models, lifetime prediction methods, and interface degradation rules.

Thermomechanical Fatigue of Ceramic-Matrix Composites offers chapters covering unidirectional ceramic-matrix composites and cross-ply and 2D woven ceramic-matrix composites. For cyclic fatigue behavior of CMCs, it looks at the effects of fiber volume fraction, fatigue peak stress, fatigue stress ratio, matrix crack spacing, matrix crack mode, and woven structure on fatigue damage evolution. Both the Dwell-fatigue damage evolution and lifetime predictions models are introduced in the next chapter. Experimental comparisons of the cross-ply SiC/MAS composite, 2D SiC/SiC composite, and 2D NextelTM 720/Alumina composite are also included. Remaining sections examine: thermomechanical fatigue hysteresis loops; in-phase thermomechanical fatigue damage; out-of-phase thermomechanical fatigue; interface degradation models; and much more.

-Offers unique content dedicated to thermomechanical fatigue behavior of ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs) and environmental barrier coatings
-Features comprehensive data tables and experimental verifications
-Covers a highly application-oriented subject?CMCs are being increasingly utilized in jet engines, industrial turbines, and exhaust systems

Thermomechanical Fatigue of Ceramic-Matrix Composites is an excellent book for developers and users of CMCs, as well as organizations involved in evaluation and characterization of CMCs. It will appeal to materials scientists, construction engineers, process engineers, and mechanical engineers.

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CYCLIC LOADING/UNLOADING TENSILE FATIGUE OF CERAMIC-MATRIX COMPOSITES
Introduction
Unidirectional Ceramic-Matrix Composites
Cross-Ply and 2D Woven Ceramic-Matrix Composites
2.5D and 3D Ceramic-Matrix Composites
Conslucions

CYCLIC FATIGUE BEHAVIOR OF CERAMIC-MATRIX COMPOSITES
Introduction
Materials and Experimental Procedures
Hysteresis-Based Damage Parameters
Results and Discussions
Experimental Comparisons
Discussions
Conclusions

DWELL FATIGUE BEHAVIOR OF CERAMIC-MATRIX COMPOSITES
Introduction
Materials and Experimental Procedures
Theoretical Analysis
Results and discussions
Experimental Comparisons
Conclusions

THERMOMECHANICAL FATIGUE BEHAVIOR OF CERAMIC-MATRIX COMPOSITES AND EBC´S
Introduction
Materials and Experimental Procedures
Theoretical Analysis
Thermomechanical Fatigue Hysteresis Loops
In-Phase Thermomechanical Fatigue Damage
Out-of-Phase Thermomechanical Fatigue
Thermomechanical Fatigue with Different Phase Angles
Thermomechanical Fatigue of EBC-SiC/SiC Composite
Conclusions

INTERFACE DEGRADATION OF CERAMIC-MATRIX COMPOSITES UNDER THERMOMECHANICAL FATIGUE LOADING
Introduction
Materials and Experimental Procedures
Interface Degradation Models
Experimental Comparisons
Conclusions

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