Homogenization of Nanocomposites with Agglomerating Nano-Inclusions using Embedded Element Method

Demirtaş A., Gürses E.

12th Ankara International Aerospace Conference, Ankara, Türkiye, 13 - 15 Eylül 2023, ss.1-9

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Ankara
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Türkiye
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-9
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Nanocomposites are materials that consist of matrix and nano inclusions as reinforcement. Aside aforementioned two phases, nanoparticles can agglomerate and construct a new phase with different mechanical and geometrical properties. This study aims to investigate the mechanical properties of a nanocomposite material by homogenization using the embedded element method considering the agglomeration effect. A representative volume element (RVE) is assembled to achieve this objective, which exhibits the same mechanical properties as the whole nanocomposite material. Elastic constants of the RVE are determined by computing average stresses for several loading cases. The critical contributions of the study are the calculation method of the mechanical properties and the formation of the agglomerations.