Toughening alumina with layered Ti3SiC2 inclusions

被引:13
作者
Chin, Yuan-Liang [1 ]
Tuan, Wei-Hsing [1 ]
Huang, Jow-Lay [2 ]
Wang, Chang-An [3 ]
机构
[1] Natl Taiwan Univ, Ceram Matrix Composite Lab, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Taipei 106, Taiwan
[2] Natl Cheng Kung Univ, Ceram & Coating Lab, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Tainan 701, Taiwan
[3] Tsinghua Univ, State Key Lab New Ceram & Fine Proc, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China
关键词
Composite; Alumina; Ti3SiC2; Toughening; Strengthening; FRACTURE-TOUGHNESS; COMPOSITES;
D O I
10.1016/j.jallcom.2009.10.236
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The toughness of brittle ceramic could be enhanced by adding hard and strong inclusions. However, the interface between matrix and inclusions has to be weak. In the present study, a model system, Al2O3-Ti3SiC2 composite, is used to demonstrate that the toughness of ceramic can also be enhanced by using the reinforcement with weak internal layers. Titanium silicon carbide (Ti3SiC2) is a covalent bonded ceramic with weak internal layers. As 10-20vol.%Ti3SiC2 is added into Al2O3, both the strength and toughness of alumina are enhanced. The toughening is contributed mainly by the delamination of the weak layers within the Ti3SiC2 inclusions. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:477 / 482
页数:6
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