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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Solid Mechanics
  • Fracture Mechanics

Background:

  • Cracks in 3D materials exhibit complex surface patterns.
  • Symmetry-breaking topological defects, such as surface steps, appear in tensile (mode-I) fracture under slow loading.
  • Previous work illuminated dynamic tensile fracture but not step formation mechanisms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the underlying physical mechanisms of crack surface step formation in 3D materials.
  • To demonstrate that a phase-field framework can reproduce crack surface steps.
  • To identify the key physical ingredients and their interplay in step formation.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a phase-field framework for simulating crack propagation in 3D.
  • Incorporated finite-strength quenched disorder into the material model.
  • Introduced a small, mesoscopic antiplane shear (mode-III) loading component alongside dominant tensile (mode-I) loading.

Main Results:

  • The phase-field model successfully reproduced crack surface step formation.
  • Step formation requires both quenched disorder and a mixed mode I+III loading.
  • Quantified the nonlinear relationship between disorder (strength, correlation length) and mode I+III mixity in controlling step formation.
  • Observed that surface steps initiate from background roughness and consist of overlapping crack segments connected by a bridge.

Conclusions:

  • Crack surface step formation is governed by the combined effects of material disorder and mixed-mode loading.
  • The phase-field approach provides a robust framework for studying complex fracture phenomena.
  • The findings align with experimental observations of crack surface morphology.