Numerical investigation of the effect of fibre volume fraction on the stress distribution of aerospace grade Al-Li 8090 metal matrix composite
by Abhaysingh M. Daphale; Chetan S. Patil; Mohd. Imran Ansari; Dineshsingh G. Thakur
International Journal of Materials and Structural Integrity (IJMSI), Vol. 14, No. 2/3/4, 2021

Abstract: Present study deals with representative volume element (RVE) of aerospace grade Al-Li (8090) matrix alloy reinforced with SiC fibre that is produced to assess the stress distribution around the SiC fibre of SiC/Al-Li 8090 MMC subjected to the load in transverse and longitudinal direction. A square and hexagonal array of RVE has been used for this study. The deformation of the RVE and stress distribution around the fibre has been examined for 5-25% volume fraction of SiC fibre. It is observed that, for constant transverse loading, stress transfer between matrix and fibre decreases with increment in fibre volume fraction for square array whereas stress transfer between matrix and fibre is observed to be even with increment in fibre volume fraction for hexagonal array; however, the longitudinal stress decreases for both the cases. In the radial direction of SiC fibre, 5% volume fraction of the SiC fibre shows the maximum longitudinal stress.

Online publication date: Thu, 29-Sep-2022

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