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JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
Volume 35, Issue 16, Pages 4411-4422Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2015.08.027
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Fracture toughness; Chevron notch; Reaction bonding; Silicon carbide; Boron carbide
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Thirteen silicon carbide and boron carbide ceramics and ceramic composites manufactured through pressureless sintering and reaction bonding techniques have been tested in a four-point bend, chevron notch testing procedure to determine their static and dynamic fracture toughness values. Dynamic fracture toughness testing was performed in a modified Hopkinson pressure bar to investigate the effect of high-rate loading on fracture toughness values and fracture characteristics. Fracture surfaces were investigated through optical profilometry and scanning electron microscopy to examine the surface roughness and fracture morphology. Reaction-bonded ceramic composites were found to have elevated fracture toughness values compared to pressureless-sintered ceramics. This enhancement is attributed to a change in fracture mode of the reaction-bonded materials and processing-induced residual compressive stresses within the silicon phase. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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