Effect of material parameters on thermal shock crack of ceramics calculated by phase‐field method

Based on alumina ceramics, we employ the phase-field method to study the effects of thermal conductivity, specific heat, density, thermal expansion coefficient, Young's modulus, and fracture toughness on thermal shock cracks. The results show that increasing thermal conductivity and fracture toughness will reduce thermal shock damage. That is, the long crack length becomes shorter, or the crack density becomes smaller. However, increasing the thermal expansion coefficient and Young's modulus will increase thermal shock damage. It is consistent with the previous thermal shock theory. The effect of material parameters on crack propagation speed was also considered. In addition, we carried out a thermal shock test of the zirconia. The results of the phase-field calculation are the same as the thermal shock results of the zirconia. This paper verifies that the phase-field method is suitable for simulating thermal shock cracks in other ceramics.