Fracture toughness in some hetero-modulus composite carbides: carbon inclusions and voids

Popov, O. and Vishnyakov, Vladimir (2016) Fracture toughness in some hetero-modulus composite carbides: carbon inclusions and voids. Advances in Applied Ceramics. ISSN 1743-6753

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Abstract

Structure and mechanical characteristics of dense ceramic composites synthesised by reactive hot pressing of TiC–B4C powder mixtures at 1800–1950°C under 30 MPa were investigated by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM and EDX). The results show that during hot pressing solid-phase chemical reaction 2TiC + B4C = 2TiB2 + 3C has occurred with final products like TiB2–TiC–C, TiB2–C or TiB2–B4C–C hetero-modulus composite formation with around one micrometer size carbon precipitates. The fracture toughness depends on the amount of graphite precipitation and has a distinct maximum K1C = 10 MPa m1/2 at nearly 7 vol.-% of carbon precipitate. The fracture toughness behaviour is explained by the developed model of crack propagation. Within the model, it is shown that pores (voids) and low-modulus carbon inclusions blunt the cracks and can increase ceramic toughness in some cases

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QC Physics
Schools:	School of Computing and Engineering
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Depositing User:	Sara Taylor
Date Deposited:	14 Jul 2016 14:35
Last Modified:	28 Mar 2018 18:15
URI:	http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/29009

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