Advanced Surface Treatments and Adhesive Bonding Testing Schemes of Ceramic Assemblies

Abstract

Evaluation of bond strength between dissimilar materials such as those in ceramic-metallic systems has to date been qualitative, offering no quantitative comparative results. This was due primarily to the difficulties inherent in handling and machining brittle materials such as ceramics. In this study a testing scheme was developed to circumvent the mechanical property inconsistencies of a metallic-ceramic system and allow quantitative evaluation of bond strength in a titanium/alumina composite system. Using a carefully designed half-wedge configuration, results are compared to a standard full-wedge test and show comparable bond strength and strain energy release rate values. Additionally, the effects of surface treatments on the ceramic-metallic bond strength are also evaluated with the half-wedge configuration as well as the effects of surface treatment on the mechanical integrity of the alumina ceramic.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA481724

Entities

People

  • Aaron M Forster
  • Andres Bujanda
  • Robert E. Jensen
  • Steven Mcknight
  • Wendy Kosik

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adhesive Bonding
  • Adhesives
  • Aluminum Oxides
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Composite Materials
  • Fabrication
  • Films
  • Flexural Strength
  • Fracture (Mechanics)
  • Geometry
  • Machining
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Standards
  • Surface Finishing

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Surface Coatings Technology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design