CRACK-PROPAGATION BEHAVIOR OF CVD SI3N4-TIN COMPOSITE EXAMINED BY HIGH-RESOLUTION ELECTRON-MICROSCOPY

被引:15
作者
LEE, BT [1 ]
HAYASHI, S [1 ]
HIRAI, T [1 ]
HIRAGA, K [1 ]
机构
[1] TOYOTA TECHNOL INST,TENPAKU KU,NAGOYA 468,JAPAN
来源
MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS JIM | 1993年 / 34卷 / 07期
关键词
SI3N4-TIN COMPOSITE; HIGH-RESOLUTION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; MICRO-INDENTATION FRACTURE; TOUGHENING MECHANISM;
D O I
10.2320/matertrans1989.34.573
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
Crack propagation behavior of a chemical vapor deposited (CVD) Si3N4-TiN composite was investigated by microindentation fracture (MIF) and high-resolution electron microscopy (HREM) techniques. TiN fibers are homogeneously dispersed in large Si3N4 grains (about 8 mum in diameter), leading to an intragranular nano-composite structure, and their interfaces were directly bonded without any other phases. The main fracture mode is a mixed type of intergranular and transgranular fracture. Nanometer-sized TiN dispersed in the matrix grains interacts with cracks, generating crack bridging and microcracking which toughens the composite.
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