Critical crack-healing condition for SiC whisker reinforced alumina under stress
Critical crack-healing condition for SiC whisker reinforced alumina under stress
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2004.09.021
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发表时间:
2005-11-01
影响因子:
5.7
通讯作者:
Ando, K
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作者:
Nakao, W;Ono, M;Ando, K
Alumina reinforced by SiC whisker, called here "alumina(w)" was developed with the objective of improving fracture toughness and crack-healing ability. The composites were crack-healed at 1200 degrees C for 8 h in air under elevated static and cyclic stresses. The bending strength at 1200 degrees C of the crack-healed composites were investigated. The threshold static stress during crack-healing of alumina(w) has been determined to be 250 MPa, and the threshold cyclic stress was found to be 300 MPa. Considering that the crack growth is time-dependent, the threshold stress of every condition during crack-healing of alumina(w) was found to be 250 MPa. The results showed that the threshold stress intensity factor during crack-healing was 3.8 MPa M-1/2. The same experiment conditions were applied to specimens cracked and annealed at 1300 degrees C for 1 h in Ar, to remove the tensile residual stress at a tip of the crack. Thus, the threshold stress intensity factor during crack-healing was found to be 3.2 MPa m(1/2) for the specimens crack-healed with annealing. The threshold stress intensity factor during crack-healing of alumina(w) was chosen to be 3.2 MPa m(1/2) to facilitate comparison with the values of the threshold stress intensity factor during crack-healing. The residual stress was slightly larger than the intrinsic value. (c) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.