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Three-dimensional fractal analysis of fracture surfaces in titanium–iron particulate reinforced hydroxyapatite composites: relationship between fracture toughness and fractal dimension

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Fractal dimension has been considered as a measure of fracture surface roughness of materials. Three-dimensional (3D) surface analysis is anticipated to provide a better evaluation of fracture surface toughness and fractal dimension. The objective of this study was to quantify the fracture surfaces and identify a potential relationship between fracture toughness and fractal dimension in a new type of core–shell titanium–iron particulate reinforced hydroxyapatite matrix composites using SEM stereoscopy coupled with a 3D surface analysis. The obtained results showed that both fracture surface roughness and fractal dimension increased with increasing amount of core–shell Ti–Fe reinforcing particles. The fractal dimension was observed to be a direct measure of fracture surface roughness. The fracture toughness of the composites increased linearly with the square root of fractal dimensional increment (i.e., followed the Mecholsky–Mackin equation well) due to the presence of Ti–Fe particles along with the effect of porosity in brittle materials. The 3D fractal analysis was suggested to be a proper tool for quantifying the fracture surfaces and linking the microstructural parameter to fracture toughness.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank the financial support of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Q.C. is also to acknowledge the financial support provided by China Scholarship Council and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (N090602001) and D.L.C. is also grateful for the financial support by the Premier’s Research Excellence Award (PREA), Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), and Ryerson Research Chair (RRC) program. The authors would also like to thank Q. Li, A. Machin, J. Amankrah and R. Churaman for their assistance in the experiments. Professor N. Zhang is also gratefully acknowledged for her continuous encouragement while performing this investigation.

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  2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Wenhua Road 3-11, Shenyang, 110004, China

    Q. Chang, H. Q. Ru, X. Y. Yue, L. Yu & C. P. Zhang

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Chang, Q., Chen, D.L., Ru, H.Q. et al. Three-dimensional fractal analysis of fracture surfaces in titanium–iron particulate reinforced hydroxyapatite composites: relationship between fracture toughness and fractal dimension. J Mater Sci 46, 6118–6123 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-011-5576-7

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