The compression creep test is analyzed with respect to the friction at the loaded ends of the specimen. An analytical and a finite-element solution performed for large deformations reveals that friction leads to a strain-independent reduction of the creep rate which only depends on the stress expbnent of the creep law and the geometry of the specimen. The assumed material behavior is a time-dependent, isochoric, nonlinear viscosity. Compression creep tests on 3-mol%-yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystals (3Y-TZP) have been analyzed. The determination of a stress exponent corresponding to the decreasing stress state in the specimen during large deformations results in a higher resolution of the stress-strain-rate relationship derived from a certain number of creep tests. For 3Y-TZP the compression creep tests reveal a decreasing stress exponent with increasing stress.
Diffusion couples of the type WC-Co/VC-Co were employed to observe the diffusion behaviour of the grain-growth inhibitor (GGI) VC within nanoand ultrafine-grained WC-10wt.% Co samples. Since diffusion of the GGI during heating occurs already in the solid-state regime, interrupted sintering experiments were performed up to the liquid phase formation temperatures. By the use of light-optical and scanning electron microscopy the impact of GGI concentration on the microstructure as a function of depth from the interface was investigated. Electron Probe Microanalysis (EPMA) was used in order to quantify the amount of vanadium diffused into WC-Co as a function of distance. In first approximation, an activation energy of 3.45 eV (332,6 kJ/mol) for vanadium transport was determined.
Whisker and fiber reinforced ceramic composites offer the potential for increased fracture toughness and fracture strength. However, differences in thermal expansion between whisker and matrix generate residual stresses which may affect the mechanical properties of such composites. The microscopic stress can be determined by analyzing the strain contrast around SiC whiskers quantitatively, similar to the strain analysis performed on ZrO2 inclusions in AI2O3. Previously obtained experimental TEM results on strain contrast around SiC whiskers embedded in Al2O3 were only qualitatively. In the present study the experimental observations are quantitatively evaluated.Contrast simulation requires the knowledge of the matrix displacement field in the vicinity of the whisker. Due to two force-free surfaces adjacent to the inclusion, Eshelby’s method for an inclusion in an infinite matrix can not be used for the evaluation of the elastic field in a TEM foil. Therefore, the Green’s function method was applied to fulfill the elastic boundary conditions for both surfaces neglecting only the elastic interaction between the surfaces.
Due to promising results in literature, SiC-Si3N4 particle composites in the range 0–100 percent SiC were evaluated. Focusing on high-temperature properties, mainly Y2O3 was used as sintering additive. Consolidation occurred primarily by hot-pressing, sintering tests were performed for comparison. Besides short-term properties like strength, toughness etc., long-term properties like creep and oxidation behavior were determined. Results as a function of SiC-content and microstructure were discussed with respect to materials’ performance at high temperatures and possibilities of their production on a technical scale. [S0742-4795(00)00201-5]
Due to promising results in literature, SiC-Si3N4 particle composites in the range 0–100% SiC were evaluated. Focusing on high-temperature properties, mainly Y2O3 was used as sintering additive. Consolidation occurred primarily by hot-pressing, sintering tests were performed for comparison. Besides short-term properties like strength, toughness etc., long-term properties like creep and oxidation behavior were determined. Results as a function of SiC-content and microstructure were discussed with respect to materials’ performance at high temperatures and possibilities of their production on a technical scale.
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