It has been a known fact in classical mechanics of materials that Young’s modulus is an indicator of material stiffness and materials with a higher Young’s modulus are stiffer. At the nanoscale, within the scope and...It has been a known fact in classical mechanics of materials that Young’s modulus is an indicator of material stiffness and materials with a higher Young’s modulus are stiffer. At the nanoscale, within the scope and under specific circumstances described in this paper, however, a nanorod (or a nanotube) with a smaller Young’s modulus (smaller stress-strain rate) is stiffer. In such a scenario, Young’s modulus is not a stiffness indicator for nanostructures. Furthermore, the nonlocal stress-strain rate is dependent on types of load, boundary conditions and location. This is likely to be one of the many possible reasons why numerous experiments in the past obtained significantly varying values of Young’s modulus for a seemingly identical nanotube, i.e. because the types of loading and/or boundary conditions in the experiments were different, as well as at which point the property was measured. Based on the nonlocal elasticity theory and within the scope of material and geometric linearity, this paper reports the strange and hitherto unrealized effect that a nanorod (or a nanotube) with a lower Young’s modulus (smaller stress-strain rate) indicates smaller extension in tensile analysis. Similarly, it is also predicted that a nanorod (or a nanotube) with a lower Young’s modulus results in smaller bending deflection, higher critical buckling load, higher free vibration frequency and higher wave propagation velocity, which are at all consequences of a stiffer nanostructure.展开更多
This research investigates the effect of internal defects on the tensile strength of Selective Laser Melting(SLM)additively-manufactured aluminum alloy(AlSi10Mg)test parts used for civil aircraft light weight design.A...This research investigates the effect of internal defects on the tensile strength of Selective Laser Melting(SLM)additively-manufactured aluminum alloy(AlSi10Mg)test parts used for civil aircraft light weight design.A Finite Element Analysis(FEA)model containing internal defects was established by combining test data and the stress concentration factor comparison method.The effect of variation in the number,location and shape of defects on the finite element results was analyzed.Its results show that it is reasonable to use spherical defect modeling.The finite element modeling and analysis methods are also applied to the study of the effect of internal defects on tensile strength in additive manufacturing of other metallic materials.According to the FEA results of single defects at different scales,the formula for calculating the weakening degree of tensile strength applicable to the defective area of less than 15%was established.The result of the procedure is reliable and conservative.This research results can guide the selection of process parameters for the additive manufacturing of aluminum alloys.Further,the research results can promote the application of metal additive manufacturing in designing light-weight civil aircraft structures.展开更多
基金supported by the Research Grants Council of the HongKong Special Administrative Region (Grant No. CityU 117406)
文摘It has been a known fact in classical mechanics of materials that Young’s modulus is an indicator of material stiffness and materials with a higher Young’s modulus are stiffer. At the nanoscale, within the scope and under specific circumstances described in this paper, however, a nanorod (or a nanotube) with a smaller Young’s modulus (smaller stress-strain rate) is stiffer. In such a scenario, Young’s modulus is not a stiffness indicator for nanostructures. Furthermore, the nonlocal stress-strain rate is dependent on types of load, boundary conditions and location. This is likely to be one of the many possible reasons why numerous experiments in the past obtained significantly varying values of Young’s modulus for a seemingly identical nanotube, i.e. because the types of loading and/or boundary conditions in the experiments were different, as well as at which point the property was measured. Based on the nonlocal elasticity theory and within the scope of material and geometric linearity, this paper reports the strange and hitherto unrealized effect that a nanorod (or a nanotube) with a lower Young’s modulus (smaller stress-strain rate) indicates smaller extension in tensile analysis. Similarly, it is also predicted that a nanorod (or a nanotube) with a lower Young’s modulus results in smaller bending deflection, higher critical buckling load, higher free vibration frequency and higher wave propagation velocity, which are at all consequences of a stiffer nanostructure.
基金the Civil Aircraft Special Item of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China(No.MJZ-2017-F-13).
文摘This research investigates the effect of internal defects on the tensile strength of Selective Laser Melting(SLM)additively-manufactured aluminum alloy(AlSi10Mg)test parts used for civil aircraft light weight design.A Finite Element Analysis(FEA)model containing internal defects was established by combining test data and the stress concentration factor comparison method.The effect of variation in the number,location and shape of defects on the finite element results was analyzed.Its results show that it is reasonable to use spherical defect modeling.The finite element modeling and analysis methods are also applied to the study of the effect of internal defects on tensile strength in additive manufacturing of other metallic materials.According to the FEA results of single defects at different scales,the formula for calculating the weakening degree of tensile strength applicable to the defective area of less than 15%was established.The result of the procedure is reliable and conservative.This research results can guide the selection of process parameters for the additive manufacturing of aluminum alloys.Further,the research results can promote the application of metal additive manufacturing in designing light-weight civil aircraft structures.
