Vol.3, No 13, 2003 pp. 573-581
UDC 551.324.85:532.61.042:537.226.86:621.833

APPLICATION OF THE INTERFACE CRACK CONCEPT
TO PROBLEM OF A CRACK
BETWEEN A THIN LAYER AND A SUBSTRATE
Jelena M. Veljković, Ružica R. Nikolić
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Sestre Janjić 6, YU 34000 Kragujevac, Yugoslavia

In this paper the problem of a crack lying along the interface of a thin film and a substrate is considered. For thin layers, the residual tensile stresses that develop in the layer are of major importance. In the present paper an interpretation of this problem by the concept of linear elastic fracture mechanics is presented. The energy release rate and the stress intensity factor are determined in terms of a dimensionless factor,?, that is function of specimen geometry and elastic material properties. The problem of thin layers under conditions of residual tensile stresses is of utmost importance in applications related to composite materials manufacturing, electronic devices design, protective coating, among others.
Key words:  Interface crack consept, thin film, substrate, residual tensile stresses, stress intensity factors

PRIMENA KONCEPTA INTERFEJSNE PRSLINE NA PROBLEM PRSLINE IZMEDJU TANKOG SLOJA I OSNOVE
U radu se razmatra problem prsline na spoju tankog filma i osnove. Za tanke slojeve najvažniji je problem slojeva izloženih zaostalim zateznim naponima. U radu je prikazana interpretacija ovog problema primenom koncepta linearne elastične mehanike loma za prslinu na intefejsu. Odredjene su veličine brzine oslobadjanja energije i faktora intenziteta napona u zavisnosti od samo jednog bezdimenzionog faktora ?, koji je funkcija geometrije uzorka i elastičnih karakteristika materijala. Problem tankog sloja, u uslovima zaostalih zateznih napona, predstavlja adekvatan model za rešavanje problema u oblasti proizvodnje kompozitnih materijala, projektovanja elektronskih uredjaja, problema zaštitnih prevlaka i drugih.
Ključne reči: koncept interfejsne prsline, tanak film, zaostali naponi, faktori intenziteta napona.