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Micromechanics-Based Modeling of Interfacial Debonding in Multilayer Structures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

P. A. Klein
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA 94551, paklein@sandia.gov
H. Gao
Affiliation:
Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, gao@am-sun2.stanford.edu
A. Vainchtein
Affiliation:
Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, gao@am-sun2.stanford.edu
H. Fujimoto
Affiliation:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA 95052
J. Lee
Affiliation:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA 95052
Q. Ma
Affiliation:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA 95052
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Abstract

Classical approaches to modeling fracture have proved successful in applications for which the highly deformed region near a crack tip is small compared to any other relevant dimensions in the structure. The classical theory relies on phenomenological criteria for material failure that lack a physics-based description of the fracture process itself. Small scale, thin film structures pose difficulties for analysis by these approaches because they contain complicated geometry and many interfaces within the fracture process zone itself. Moreover, plastic flow in metal layers is often severely constrained by the surrounding structure, causing the plastic dissipation part of the overall fracture energy consumed by debonding to be a strong function of geometry. Therefore, it can no longer be regarded as an intrinsic material property. To improve the fracture characterization of these structures, one must develop a physically sound methodology capable of separating the contribution of plastic flow, and other sources of dissipation, from the work of adhesion consumed at the crack tip. In this study, we investigate the parameters affecting energy dissipation by interfacial debonding in a multilayered structure. Interlayer decohesion is modeled using the Virtual Internal Bond constitutive model. We compare our predicted variations in the macroscopic fracture energy with experimental results for varying layer geometry. We also characterize the effect of variations in material properties and other experimental uncertainties in the resulting debonding behavior.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2000

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