Deformation and Fracture of Silica Glass Fiber Under Sharp Wedge-Indentation

Sajzew R, Limbach R, Wondraczek L (2020)


Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2020

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Book Volume: 7

Article Number: 126

DOI: 10.3389/fmats.2020.00126

Abstract

Fiber or fiber tapers are the material of choice when studying the mechanical properties and intrinsic load-response of glasses at highest sample quality and experimental repeatability. However, surface curvature strongly complicates meaningful analysis using local (sharp) contact probes. Wedge-indentation provides a means for overcoming some of the problems of normal indentation on curved glass surfaces. In particular, it enables testing in comparably homogenous, two-dimensional stress fields, avoiding the effects of the sharp edges of pyramidal indenters and facilitating auxiliary in situ or ex situ structural mapping, for example, by vibrational spectroscopy. Adjusting the wedge’s opening angle, length and orientation relative to the fiber surface enables highly reproducible studies of material deformation, surface crack initiation, and effects of fiber anisotropy.

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APA:

Sajzew, R., Limbach, R., & Wondraczek, L. (2020). Deformation and Fracture of Silica Glass Fiber Under Sharp Wedge-Indentation. Frontiers in Materials, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmats.2020.00126

MLA:

Sajzew, Roman, Rene Limbach, and Lothar Wondraczek. "Deformation and Fracture of Silica Glass Fiber Under Sharp Wedge-Indentation." Frontiers in Materials 7 (2020).

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