Mullite-zirconia fibres produced by internal crystallization method: Microstructure and strength properties

YAP-Based Fibers Obtained by Internal Crystallization Method

“…Hence, the method is a base for developing a fabrication technology of a very high productivity rate, which makes ICM-fibers with a characteristic cross-section size of tens of microns in diameter, suitable for structural applications. A number of single crystalline oxide fibers, including those of mullite [9][10][11] and yttrium-aluminum garnet [12], which are the most creep-resistant oxides, as well as a number of composite fibers (see e.g., [13][14][15]), have been obtained and studied since then. However, because the need in various reinforcements for heat-resistant fibers still remains, the list of oxide fibers studied cannot be considered completed.…”