Abstract
Consolidated Ca α-SiAlON ceramics with gradually varying microstructure and property was prepared by hot-forging. The shape deformation as well as texture development of the sample during forging was studied in detail. It was found that the forging process promoted the growth of elongated α-SiAlON grains and enhanced their preferred orientation with the longitude perpendicular to the pressing force. The strong texture offered the hot-forged sample an increased fracture toughness of 7.9 MPa m1/2, which was primarily attributed to the pull-out and debonding behaviors of elongated grains.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 425-430 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Materials Research Bulletin |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 5 Feb 2008 |
Keywords
- A. Ceramics
- D. Mechanical properties
- D. Microstructure