Variation in mode II dominated interface fracture of stainless steel-epoxy bonds. Part 2: Multi-scale damage analysis

M. Kanerva, E. Sarlin, J.M. Campbell, Kari Aura, O. Saarela

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    Abstract

    The fracture at stainless steel-epoxy interfaces is investigated using acoustic emission (AE), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The effects of substrate morphology and aging on the interface are traced. Narrow grooves at the grain boundaries of steel introduce submicron-scale mechanical interlocking and result in high toughness. Sharp ridges after nitric acid etching introduce secondary cracking but may initiate interface collapse. The tough fracture process induced negligible AE. Shortterm aging of an interphase region causes diminished secondary cracking and the mechanical interlocking to malfunction. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)244-260
    JournalEngineering Fracture Mechanics
    Volume97
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2013
    MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

    Keywords

    • Atomic force microscopy
    • Environmental effects
    • Fractography
    • Interface fracture
    • Scanning electron microscopy

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