Toughening enhanced at elevated temperatures in an alumina/zirconia dual-phase matrix composite reinforced with silicon carbide whiskers

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 33, Issue 15-16, 2013, Pages 3157-3163

  Akatsu, Takashi ^a   Nakanishi, Shin ^a   Tanabe, Yasuhiro ^b   Wakai, Fumihiro ^a   Yasuda, Eiichi ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Al2O3; Elevated temperatures; SiC whiskers; Work of fracture; ZrO2

Indexed keywords

ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; SIC WHISKER; SILICON CARBIDE WHISKER; STRESS-INDUCED TRANSFORMATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TETRAGONAL ZIRCONIA; WORK OF FRACTURE; ZRO2;

ALUMINA; CRYSTAL WHISKERS; FRACTURE; LINEAR TRANSFORMATIONS; SILICON CARBIDE;

ZIRCONIA;

EID: 84883229241     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2013.05.029     Document Type: Article

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