Experimental analysis on deformation and damage behavior of Al6061/SiC functionally graded plates under low-velocity impact


ARSLAN K., GÜNEŞ R.

Ceramics International, vol.49, no.19, pp.31012-31023, 2023 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 49 Issue: 19
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2023.07.045
  • Journal Name: Ceramics International
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Aerospace Database, Chemical Abstracts Core, Communication Abstracts, Compendex, INSPEC, Metadex, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.31012-31023
  • Keywords: Functionally graded materials, Ceramic-Metal, Impact, Damage
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Due to their promising features provided by ceramic and metal constituents in a single volume, Functionally Graded Materials (FGMs) have received great attention for impact applications. Most of the available studies on the low-velocity impact behavior of FGMs have been carried out by analytical or numerical methods. This study addresses an experimental analysis on the low-velocity impact response of Al6061/SiC FGM plates. The influence of the material composition of the FGM plate (from metal-rich to ceramic-rich) on the energy absorption mechanisms as well as on the deformation and damage behavior was investigated. The ceramic-rich FGM plate exhibits a quasi-brittle response that includes a combination of elastoplastic indentation and brittle failures with increasing impact energy, while the metal-rich and linear FGM plates show elastoplastic behavior. Plastic deformation is the primary energy absorption mechanism for the metal-rich and linear FGM plates, whereas plastic deformation, brittle failures (radial cracks and conoidal crack/fracture), delamination, and pore collapse are effective on the energy absorption of the ceramic-rich FGM plate.