Dynamic Behavior of Ceramic Composites and Composite Structures (Second Volume)

Dear Colleagues,

Ceramic materials have a complex internal structure and are used in important equipment, such as drilling devices, cutting devices, jet engines, and many others. Examples of such materials include multiphase polycrystals, for example, WC/Co, SiC/Al, and Al₂O₃/ZrO_2. The combination of phases with different properties yields a complex microstructure.

Dynamic phenomena are highly diverse. During high-velocity impact, complex phenomena such as cracks, fragmentation, and phase transformation appear in ceramic–metal composites. The behavior of CMM and the composites of all brittle phases is qualitatively different. Special attention is given to the influence of voids within polycrystalline materials on their performance.

In recent decades, advancements in numerical methods, including theory development alongside the application of high-performance computing, have allowed for the analysis of impact phenomena.

Numerical analysis allows insights into rapid processes that are practically impossible to follow during experiments.

• Impact of samples, fragmentation;
• Variable dynamic loads;
• Imperfections, voids, inclusions in grains, imperfections in grain boundaries;
• Imperfections in interfaces;
• Numerical methods (finite element method, meshless methods);
• Nonlocal methods;
• Thermal effects, phase transformation.

We warmly invite submissions of full papers, communications, or a review.

Dr. Eligiusz Postek
Prof. Dr. Tomasz Sadowski
Guest Editors

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