Toughness and R-curve behaviour of laminated Si3N4/SiCw ceramics

Autor: Lijuan Zhou, Liu Yeqing, Zhen Liu, Peng Wang, Qiyan Sun, Heng Zhang, Yun Wu, Chuncheng Wei
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Ceramics International. 47:18693-18698
ISSN: 0272-8842
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.03.202
Popis: Laminated Si3N4/SiCw ceramics were successfully prepared by tape casting and hot-pressing. Its mechanical properties were measured and the impact resistance was discussed. The toughness of the laminated Si3N4/SiCw ceramics was 13.5 MPa m1/2, which was almost 1.6 times that of Si3N4/SiCw composite ceramics, namely 8.5 MPa m1/2. Moreover, the indentation strength of laminated Si3N4/SiCw ceramics was not sensitive to increasing indentation loads and exhibited a rising R-curve behaviour, indicating that the laminated Si3N4/SiCw ceramics had excellent impact resistance. The improved toughness and impact resistance of laminated Si3N4/SiCw ceramics was attributed to the residual stress caused by a thermal expansion coefficient mismatch between the different layers, resulting in crack deflection and bridging of SiC whiskers in the interface layer, thus consuming a large amount of fracture work.
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