Zirconium nitride nano-particulate reinforced Alon composites: Fabrication, mechanical properties and toughening mechanisms

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 883-892

  Zhao, X J ^a,b   Chen, D L ^a   Ru, H Q ^b   Zhang, N ^c  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SHENYANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alon; Strength; Toughening mechanism; Toughness; ZrN

Indexed keywords

ALON; ALUMINIUM OXYNITRIDE; CRACK BRANCHING; CRACK BRIDGING; CRACK DEFLECTIONS; CRACK PROPAGATION RESISTANCE; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; GRAIN SIZE; RELATIVE DENSITY; STRENGTH; THERMAL SHOCK RESISTANCE; TOUGHENING MECHANISM; TOUGHENING MECHANISMS; YOUNG'S MODULUS; ZIRCONIUM NITRIDE; ZRN;

BENDING STRENGTH; CRACKS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FRACTURE; HARDNESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOPARTICLES; NITRIDES; PARTICLE REINFORCED COMPOSITES; SINTERING; ZIRCONIUM;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 78751584951     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2010.11.014     Document Type: Article

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