Adaptation of the chevron-notch beam fracture toughness method to specimens harvested from diesel particulate filters
- Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge Tennessee
- Department of Engineering, University of Mount Union, Alliance Ohio
- Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge Tennessee; Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
In this paper, the apparent fracture toughness of a porous cordierite ceramic was estimated using a large specimen whose geometry was inspired by the ASTM-C1421-standardized chevron-notch beam. In this paper, using the same combination of experiment and analysis used to develop the standardized chevron-notch test for small, monolithic ceramic bend bars, an apparent fracture toughness of 0.6 and 0.9 MPa√m were estimated for an unaged and aged cordierite diesel particulate filter structure, respectively. Finally, the effectiveness and simplicity of this adapted specimen geometry and test method lends itself to the evaluation of (macroscopic) apparent fracture toughness of an entire porous-ceramic, diesel particulate filter structure.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- National Biodiesel Board (NBB) (United States); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V); United Soybean Board (USB) (United States)
- Contributing Organization:
- Oak Ridge Associated Univ., Oak Ridge, TN (United States); University of Mount Union, Alliance, OH (United States)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1343531
- Journal Information:
- International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, Journal Name: International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 14; ISSN 1546-542X
- Publisher:
- WileyCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
The chevron notched drop-weight-tear-test specimen
Chevron-notched specimens: Testing and stress analysis