journal article·2018-06Open access

A geometric model for the fracture toughness of porous materials

H. Jelitto, G.A. Schneider

Acta Materialia· Volume 151

Abstract

Different models for the fracture toughness, KIC, of porous materials have been proposed to describe KIC as a function of the porosity P. They have in common that beside P at least one additional parameter exists that has to be adjusted to the measured data. Based on the cubic structure, we present a geometrical 3D model without any arbitrary parameter, which predicts the KIC the toughness, GC, and the Young's modulus, E, of a porous material. The model comprises three variants, depending on the material properties like open or closed porosity. It is in good agreement with a large amount of experimental data from different research groups.
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