TY - JOUR
T1 - Microstructure, fracture behavior and mechanical properties of TiN/Si3N4 composites
AU - Huang, Jow Lay
AU - Lee, Ming Tung
AU - Lu, Horng Hwa
AU - Lii, Ding Fwu
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The composites containing small TiN particles also exhibited better strength than samples containing large TiN parti- cles sintered under the same conditions. This was probably due to the relatively smaller flaws associated with small TiN particles, which was supported by the SEM examination [4,21].
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PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - The grain morphology, microstructure, mechanical properties and fracture behavior of hot-pressed silicon nitride containing two different sizes of TiN particles were investigated in this study. No interfacial interactions were noticeable between TiN and Si3N4 up to a temperature of 1850°C. The average aspect ratio and grain thickness of β-Si3N4 grains decreased slightly with the addition of TiN particles. The amplitude and frequency of the propagating path, and the crack deflection angles, increased with the content of large TiN particles. The toughening mechanisms in TiN/Si3N4 were attributed to the crack deflection, microcrack toughening, and crack impedance by the periodic compressive stress in the β-Si3N4 matrix. The fracture toughness of Si3N4 was enhanced by 35% with the addition of 20% large TiN particles, hot-pressed at 1850°C.
AB - The grain morphology, microstructure, mechanical properties and fracture behavior of hot-pressed silicon nitride containing two different sizes of TiN particles were investigated in this study. No interfacial interactions were noticeable between TiN and Si3N4 up to a temperature of 1850°C. The average aspect ratio and grain thickness of β-Si3N4 grains decreased slightly with the addition of TiN particles. The amplitude and frequency of the propagating path, and the crack deflection angles, increased with the content of large TiN particles. The toughening mechanisms in TiN/Si3N4 were attributed to the crack deflection, microcrack toughening, and crack impedance by the periodic compressive stress in the β-Si3N4 matrix. The fracture toughness of Si3N4 was enhanced by 35% with the addition of 20% large TiN particles, hot-pressed at 1850°C.
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U2 - 10.1016/0254-0584(95)01725-9
DO - 10.1016/0254-0584(95)01725-9
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0030243679
SN - 0254-0584
VL - 45
SP - 203
EP - 209
JO - Materials Chemistry and Physics
JF - Materials Chemistry and Physics
IS - 3
ER -