A modified single edge V-notched beam method for evaluating surface fracture toughness of thermal barrier coatings

doi:10.1007/s10483-023-3001-6

Abstract

Abstract: The surface fracture toughness is an important mechanical parameter for studying the failure behavior of air plasma sprayed (APS) thermal barrier coatings (TBCs). As APS TBCs are typical multilayer porous ceramic materials, the direct applications of the traditional single edge notched beam (SENB) method that ignores those typical structural characters may cause errors. To measure the surface fracture toughness more accurately, the effects of multilayer and porous characters on the fracture toughness of APS TBCs should be considered. In this paper, a modified single edge V-notched beam (MSEVNB) method with typical structural characters is developed. According to the finite element analysis (FEA), the geometry factor of the multilayer structure is recalculated. Owing to the narrower V-notches, a more accurate critical fracture stress is obtained. Based on the Griffith energy balance, the reduction of the crack surface caused by micro-defects is corrected. The MSEVNB method can measure the surface fracture toughness more accurately than the SENB method.

Key words: thermal barrier coating (TBC), surface fracture toughness, modified single edge V-notched beam (MSEVNB) method, multilayer structure, micro-defect

2010 MSC Number:

74B05
74R10

Haoran BAI, Zhanyu WANG, Sangyu LUO, Zhaoliang QU, Daining FANG. A modified single edge V-notched beam method for evaluating surface fracture toughness of thermal barrier coatings. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (English Edition), 2023, 44(5): 693-710.

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