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Section 3<br />

The Eshelby tensor does not depend on the size <strong>of</strong> the inclusion. Therefore, micromechanical<br />

methods based on the Eshelby tensor do not have an intrinsic length scale, i.e. the results do<br />

not depend on the size <strong>of</strong> inclusions.<br />

3.3.2.2. Some general mean-field relations<br />

It should be noted that the Eshelby theory is developed for the case when both constituents the<br />

<strong>matrix</strong> <strong>and</strong> the reinforcements are elastic. However, the MMCs usually have elastic<br />

reinforcements <strong>and</strong> elastic-plastic <strong>matrix</strong>. A mean field approach based on the Eshelby theory<br />

is used to estimate stresses in the particles <strong>and</strong> in the <strong>matrix</strong> for such materials.<br />

Mean field approaches operate on the basis <strong>of</strong> averaged stress <strong>and</strong> strain fields in the<br />

constituent phases. Some general relations apply for linking the homogeneous meso-fields to<br />

the micro-fields [62] by employing so called ‘concentration tensors’ as<br />

24<br />

(3.6a)<br />

(3.6b)<br />

Here, B p <strong>and</strong> B m denote the stress concentration tensors, <strong>and</strong> σ p <strong>and</strong> σ m are the (averaged)<br />

micro-stress tensors for the particle <strong>and</strong> <strong>matrix</strong> phases, respectively; σ is the meso-stress<br />

tensor (Fig. 3.6). Equivalent relations hold for the strains. Note that Eqs. (3.6a,b) are tensorial<br />

relations taking into account the full 3D stress state. In our case, the meso-stress tensor σ is<br />

determined by the HRR-theory (Eq. 3.1).<br />

Following Benveniste’s [63] interpretation <strong>of</strong> the Mori-Tanaka approach, the phase<br />

concentration tensors are evaluated as<br />

ξ is the particle volume fraction, I the unit tensor, <strong>and</strong><br />

concentration tensor, which can be written according to [62] as<br />

B<br />

p<br />

dil<br />

σ<br />

σ<br />

p =<br />

m =<br />

B<br />

B<br />

p<br />

m<br />

σ<br />

σ<br />

[ ] 1 p −<br />

( 1 − ξ ) I +<br />

p p<br />

B B dil ξ<br />

= B<br />

dil<br />

[ ] 1 p −<br />

( 1−<br />

ξ ) I +<br />

m<br />

B ξ<br />

= B<br />

dil<br />

[ ] 1<br />

-1<br />

-1 −<br />

m<br />

p m<br />

I + Es<br />

( I − S)(<br />

E − s )<br />

= E<br />

, (3.7a)<br />

. (3.7b)<br />

p<br />

B dil the dilute particle stress<br />

, (3.8)

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