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Statistical model of coating fragmentation under equibiaxial load

  • J. Andersons*
  • , Y. Leterrier
  • , R. Joffe
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne
  • University of Latvia

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Abstract

A statistical model of coating cracking under equibiaxial tension is proposed based on a Weibull strength distribution for the coating. Crack length and spacing distributions are derived assuming that cracks initiate in random locations and propagate straight till stopping upon encountering a geometrical obstacle (another crack). The theoretical distributions are verified by comparing with simulated cracking patterns obtained by the Monte-Carlo method. An analysis of crack patterns of SiOx coatings on a PET film under biaxial tension is performed. Qualitative agreement with the theoretical crack spacing distribution is observed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)597-602
Number of pages6
JournalMaterials and Manufacturing Processes
Volume13
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1998

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