Modelling Fracture Processes in Metals and Composite Materials / Modellieren von Bruchvorgängen in Metallen und Verbundwerkstoffen

Computer modelling can lend valuable support to experimental and theoretical research on fracture mechanisms. This paper describes examples taken from the work of the authors' group,: the modelling of brittle .tracture in bcc metals, where the preference for the {100} cleavage plane can be explained, and various applications of computer modelling to the mechanisms of toughening brittle materials by ductile inclusions.