The influence of alloy composition and interfacial segregants on the fracture and fatigue of metal/ceramic interfaces

The use of multi-layered composites in the aircraft, automotive, and electronics industries is becoming more common as performance requirements exceed the capabilities of homo­geneous materials. As a result, the need to assess their failure is critical. Diffusion bonded joints, thermal-barrier and wear resistant coatings, and thin films in VLSI electronics are three examples. In each of these cases, elastic and plastic mismatch between layers, when combined with thermal and/or mechanical loading, results in geometry dependent failure modes ...

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

1999

Author dc:creator

• Gaudette, Frederick G

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Subra Suresh and Anthony G. Evans.

• Mechanical Engineering

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

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eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9412

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/9412