RVE-based simulation analysis of mechanical failure mechanisms in alumina fiber-reinforced aluminum matrix composites
Continuous alumina fiber-reinforced aluminum matrix composites (Al2O3f/Al) were investigated using an RVE-based finite element framework to clarify mesoscopic failure mechanisms under tensile and bending loads. An RVE with 60 vol.% fibers in a periodic diagonal-square arrangement was constructed. Interfacial debonding...