[tel-01081516] Déformation plastique des verres silicates sous différentes sollicitations mécaniques

This work was dedicated to the comprehension of mechanical behavior of silica glass at micro scale. It is focused on the study of the permanent densification of silica glass and structural changes induced by different methods. First, “Belt” densification is studied as a function of temperature and pressure. A macroscopic inhomogeneity at the sample scale was observed and it was dependent upon temperature. These observations were due to glass viscosity decrease with pressure. The plastic domain of silica glass with different “high pressure” techniques was analyzed. Structural modifications were observed during compression especially as Si-O-Si intertetrahedral angle decrease and an increase of small rings. Furthermore, it is demonstrated that during a hydrostatic compression, the elasto-plastic limit of predensified silica glass does not depend on densification path. We observed that the behavior of the predensified and indented silica glass evolves from normal to abnormal glass when density increases. Finally, the Vickers indentation of sodo-lime-silicate glass shows that densification cartography is similar for the two charges (1 and 2 Kg) and that densification distribution was not affected by sample preparation method. These results were compared with numerical calculations obtained by finite element modeling



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