TY - JOUR
T1 - The over-all instantaneous properties of metal-matrix composites
AU - Paley, M.
AU - Aboudi, J.
PY - 1991
Y1 - 1991
N2 - A micromechanical analysis is presented for the determination of the instantaneous effective properties of metal-matrix composites, which consist of elastic fibers reinforcing elastic-viscoplastic matrices. At any stage of loading, the current behavior of the initially isotropic matrix exhibits anisotropy that is load-level- and history-dependent. It is shown that the knowledge of the local instantaneous properties of the inelastic-matrix and elastic-fiber constants provides, in conjunction with the micromechanical analysis, the over-all instantaneous stiffnesses of the metal-matrix composite. The method is illustrated for the prediction of the instantaneous properties of unidirectional and laminated composite materials.
AB - A micromechanical analysis is presented for the determination of the instantaneous effective properties of metal-matrix composites, which consist of elastic fibers reinforcing elastic-viscoplastic matrices. At any stage of loading, the current behavior of the initially isotropic matrix exhibits anisotropy that is load-level- and history-dependent. It is shown that the knowledge of the local instantaneous properties of the inelastic-matrix and elastic-fiber constants provides, in conjunction with the micromechanical analysis, the over-all instantaneous stiffnesses of the metal-matrix composite. The method is illustrated for the prediction of the instantaneous properties of unidirectional and laminated composite materials.
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U2 - 10.1016/0266-3538(91)90075-Z
DO - 10.1016/0266-3538(91)90075-Z
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AN - SCOPUS:0025754912
SN - 0266-3538
VL - 41
SP - 411
EP - 429
JO - Composites Science and Technology
JF - Composites Science and Technology
IS - 4
ER -