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An Accuracy Comparison of Micromechanics Models of Particulate Composites against Microstructure-Free Finite Element Modeling
Micromechanics models of composite materials are preferred in the analysis and design of composites for their high computational efficiency. However, the accuracy of the micromechanics models varies widely, depending on the volume fraction of inclusions and the contrast of phase properties, which ha...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9182272/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35683326 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma15114021 |
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description | Micromechanics models of composite materials are preferred in the analysis and design of composites for their high computational efficiency. However, the accuracy of the micromechanics models varies widely, depending on the volume fraction of inclusions and the contrast of phase properties, which have not been thoroughly studied, primarily due to the lack of complete and representative experimental data. The recently developed microstructure-free finite element modeling (MF-FEM) is based on the fact that, for a particulate-reinforced composite, if the characteristic size of the inclusions is much smaller than the composite representative volume element (RVE), the elastic properties of the RVE are independent of inclusion shape and size. MF-FEM has a number of advantages over the conventional microstructure-based finite element modeling. MF-FEM predictions have good to excellent agreement with the reported experiment results. In this study, predictions produced by MF-FEM are used in replace of experimental data to compare the accuracy of selected micromechanics models of particulate composites. The results indicate that, only if both the contrasts in phase Young’s moduli and phase Poisson’s ratios are small, the micromechanics models are able to produce accurate predictions. In other cases, they are more or less inaccurate. This study may serve as a guide for the appropriate use of the micromechanics models. |
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spelling | pubmed-91822722022-06-10 An Accuracy Comparison of Micromechanics Models of Particulate Composites against Microstructure-Free Finite Element Modeling Luo, Yunhua Materials (Basel) Article Micromechanics models of composite materials are preferred in the analysis and design of composites for their high computational efficiency. However, the accuracy of the micromechanics models varies widely, depending on the volume fraction of inclusions and the contrast of phase properties, which have not been thoroughly studied, primarily due to the lack of complete and representative experimental data. The recently developed microstructure-free finite element modeling (MF-FEM) is based on the fact that, for a particulate-reinforced composite, if the characteristic size of the inclusions is much smaller than the composite representative volume element (RVE), the elastic properties of the RVE are independent of inclusion shape and size. MF-FEM has a number of advantages over the conventional microstructure-based finite element modeling. MF-FEM predictions have good to excellent agreement with the reported experiment results. In this study, predictions produced by MF-FEM are used in replace of experimental data to compare the accuracy of selected micromechanics models of particulate composites. The results indicate that, only if both the contrasts in phase Young’s moduli and phase Poisson’s ratios are small, the micromechanics models are able to produce accurate predictions. In other cases, they are more or less inaccurate. This study may serve as a guide for the appropriate use of the micromechanics models. MDPI 2022-06-06 /pmc/articles/PMC9182272/ /pubmed/35683326 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma15114021 Text en © 2022 by the author. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Luo, Yunhua An Accuracy Comparison of Micromechanics Models of Particulate Composites against Microstructure-Free Finite Element Modeling |
title | An Accuracy Comparison of Micromechanics Models of Particulate Composites against Microstructure-Free Finite Element Modeling |
title_full | An Accuracy Comparison of Micromechanics Models of Particulate Composites against Microstructure-Free Finite Element Modeling |
title_fullStr | An Accuracy Comparison of Micromechanics Models of Particulate Composites against Microstructure-Free Finite Element Modeling |
title_full_unstemmed | An Accuracy Comparison of Micromechanics Models of Particulate Composites against Microstructure-Free Finite Element Modeling |
title_short | An Accuracy Comparison of Micromechanics Models of Particulate Composites against Microstructure-Free Finite Element Modeling |
title_sort | accuracy comparison of micromechanics models of particulate composites against microstructure-free finite element modeling |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9182272/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35683326 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma15114021 |
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