Microstructure and toughening mechanisms in spark plasma-sintered ZrB 2 ceramics reinforced by SiC whiskers or SiC-chopped fibers

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2384-2391

  Guicciardi, Stefano ^a   Silvestroni, Laura ^a   Nygren, Mats ^b   Sciti, Diletta ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR CERAMICS   (Italy)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK DEFLECTIONS; CRACK PINNING; FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE; MATRIX; REFERENCE MATERIAL; REINFORCED COMPOSITES; SIC WHISKER; SPARK PLASMA; THEORETICAL MODELS; THERMAL RESIDUAL STRESS; TOUGHENING MECHANISMS;

CRACKS; CRYSTAL WHISKERS; ELECTRIC SPARKS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FIBERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SILICON CARBIDE; SPARK PLASMA SINTERING;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 77955721196     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2010.03730.x     Document Type: Article

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