ThedistributionsoftheaxialstressandshearstressinAl2O3-TiC/Q235diffusionbondedjointswerestudiedusingfiniteelementmethod(FEM).Theeffectofinterlayerthicknessontheaxialstressandshearstresswasalsoinvestigated.Theresultsindicatethatthegradientsoftheaxialstressandshearstressaregreatnearthejointedge.ThemaximalshearstressproducesattheinterfaceoftheAl2O3-TiCandTiinterlayer.WiththeincreaseofCuinterlayerthickness,themagnitudesoftheaxialstressandshearstressfirstdecreaseandthenincrease.Thedistributionoftheaxialstresschangesgreatlywithalittlechangeintheshearstress.TheshearfractureinitiatesattheinterfaceoftheAl2O3-TiC/TiinterlayerwithhighshearstressandthenpropagatestotheAl2O3-TiCside,whichisconsistentwiththestressFEMcalculatingresults.
