Fracture behaviour of nano-composite ceramics

Ai Kah Soh*, Dai Ning Fang, Zhao Xu Dong

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Abstract

In this paper, the toughening mechanisms of zirconia ceramics with dispersed silicon carbide nano-particles is studied and a model, which accounts for three toughening effects, i.e., nano-particle clustering, crack pinning, and trans granular fracture, is developed to predict the overall toughness of nano-composite ceramics. The theoretical prediction, based on the combination of the three effects of nano-particles, is in agreement with the experimental data.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationComposite Technologies for 2020
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the Fourth Asian-Australasian Conference on Composite Materials (ACCM 4)
PublisherElsevier
Pages665-670
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781855738317
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2004
Externally publishedYes

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