Thermal Expansion of Isotropic Multiphase Composites and Polycrystals
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چکیده
Sharp bounds on the effective thermal expansion coefficients of isotropic multiphase composites and isotropic polycrystals are obtained by using classical variational principles and the translation method. Our bounds are appreciably narrower than the known Schapery -Rosen-Hashin bounds. Conditions are formulated that guarantee a one-to-one correspondence between the bulk modulus and thermal expansion coefficient of a polycrystal. All of our results can be readily applied to the poroelasticity problem. Generalizations of the results to treat anisotropic composites comprised of anisotropic phases are discussed. (’ 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd
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