A technique for the determination of interfacial properties from debond length measurement

Abstract

Fiber-matrix interfacial debonding is observed and the debond length is directly measured during flexure tests performed on transparent SiC fiber-reinforced borosilicate glass composites. The relationship among the debond length, applied stress, and interfacial properties is investigated both experimentally and theoretically. A new technique based on debond length measurement is introduced for measuring fiber-matrix interfacial properties such as interfacial shear strength, frictional shear stress, and interfacial debond energy. Analytical models are employed for the new technique to interpret the experimental data. Fiber pushout technique is also employed to measure the interfacial properties independently. It is shown that these two different techniques of debond length measurement and fiber pushout test for measuring the interfacial properties can provide comparable results.