APPLICATION OF FRACTURE MECHANICS TO ADHESIVE JOINTS. PART III. THE EFFECT OF SOME MISCELLANEOUS VARIABLES ON FRACTURE TOUGHNESS.

Abstract

In addition to measuring the effect of bond thickness and opening rate on fracture toughness, the effect of temperature, humidity, and surface roughness on fracture toughness for the aluminum-epoxy-aluminum system was also perfunctorily evaluated. Tests were also conducted in which the effect of a combination of tension and shear on fracture toughness was studied, and in still another test series, the fracture toughness of glass-epoxy was measured. (Author, modified).

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0424288

Entities

People

  • E. J. Ripling
  • R. L. Patrick
  • S. Mostovoy

Organizations

  • Materials Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adhesives
  • Aluminum
  • Continuum Mechanics
  • Fracture (Mechanics)
  • Humidity
  • Mechanics
  • Physical Properties
  • Physics
  • Roughness
  • Surface Roughness
  • Thickness
  • Toughness

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.