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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 597-602 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Materials and Manufacturing Processes |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1998 |
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