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Effects of Nanostructure on Bulk Mechanical Properties of Nacre - 3D Finite Element Modeling of the Segmented/Layered Biocomposite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2011

Dinesh R. Katti ,
Kalpana S Katti ,
Jingpeng Tang ,
Jeffrey M. Sopp  and
Mehmet Sarikaya
Dinesh R. Katti
Affiliation:
Department of Civil Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105, USA
Kalpana S Katti
Affiliation:
Department of Civil Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105, USA
Jingpeng Tang
Affiliation:
Department of Civil Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105, USA
Jeffrey M. Sopp
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195
Mehmet Sarikaya
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195
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Abstract

Nacre is a segmented layered composite containing both nanoscale-thick organic and sub- micrometer thick scale inorganic phases. In addition to controlling the formation of the intricate architecture, the organic plays a significant role in the mechanical properties of the biocomposite. In our previous work, three dimensional finite element models of nacre were constructed to design “brick and mortar” micro-architecture to study effects of nonlinear response of the organic component. Recently, nanomechanical properties such as hardness and elastic moduli of the individual components of nacre have been determined using nanoindentation techniques. In this work, we used these actual properties of the components to perform mesoscale finite element models to quantitatively evaluate nanoscale effects. Specifically, we studied the effect of the solid contacts between the platelets through the organic layer on bulk properties under tensile and compressive loading. In the new 3D finite element model, we also incorporated the pseudo-hexagonal platelet morphology to more accurately represent the nacre microstructure. The multiscale approach in our study involves incorporation of experimentally obtained nanoscale parameters into meso-macroscale numerical models. Our simulations imply that mineral contacts in the aragonitic platelets have marginal impact both on bulk elastic behavior of nacre and yielding. Stress concentration in contact regions were high enough for the contacts to break long before yield started in nacre. These results have important implications in the design of biomimetic segmented-layered composites for improved mechanical properties.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 677: Symposium AA – Advances in Materials Theory and Modeling–Bridging Over Multiple-Length and Time Scales , 2001 , AA7.8
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2001

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