Research Article

Durability Modeling of Environmental Barrier Coating (EBC) Using Finite Element Based Progressive Failure Analysis

Table 4

(a) Effective fiber and matrix properties. (b) Effective ply correlating to effective fiber/matrix properties.
(a)

Effective fiber and matrix properties (FVR = 0.5   s)
SiC fiber SiC matrix
PropertyUnitsValuePropertyUnitsValue

MPa380000 MPa380000
MPa156000NU    0.19
MPa100000STMPa250
MPa70000SCMPa250
NU12  0.19SSMPa190
NU23  0.17ALPHA1/degC
MPa600     
MPa600
ALPHA111/degC
ALPHA221/degC

(b)

Properties of s using effective fiber/matrix properties
PropertyUnitsTarget valuesCalibratedDiscrepancy (%)

MPa2849002850000.0
MPa2849002850000.0
MPa19060015700017.6
MPa1123001130000.6
MPa104800990005.5
MPa104800990005.5
NU12MPa0.1260.133.2
NU23MPa0.21320.1720.3
NU13MPa0.21320.1720.3
MPa318.53210.8
MPa318.53210.8
MPa318.53210.8
MPa318.53210.8
MPa213.52101.6