MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES OF BETA-SI3N4-WHISKER SI3N4-MATRIX COMPOSITES

被引:24
作者
HOMENY, J
NEERGAARD, LJ
机构
[1] Department of Materials Science and Engineering—Ceramics Division, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
关键词
composites; fracture toughness; mechanical properties; silicon nitride; whiskers;
D O I
10.1111/j.1151-2916.1990.tb06482.x
中图分类号
TQ174 [陶瓷工业]; TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
Composites containing 30 vol%β‐Si3N4 whiskers in a Si3N4 matrix were fabricated by hot‐pressing. The composites exhibited fracture toughness values between 7.6 and 8.6 MPa · m1/2, compared to 4.0 MPa · m1/2 for unreinforced polycrystalline Si3N4. The improvements in fracture toughness were attributed to crack wake effects, i.e., whisker bridging and pullout mechanisms. Copyright © 1990, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
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页码:3493 / 3496
页数:4
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