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Mechanical properties of hot isostatically pressed Si3N4 and Si3N4/SiC composites

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

O. Unal ,
J.J. Petrovic  and
T.E. Mitchell
O. Unal
Affiliation:
Center for Materials Science, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
J.J. Petrovic
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
T.E. Mitchell
Affiliation:
Center for Materials Science, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
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Abstract

The mechanical properties of hot isostatically pressed monolithic Si3N4 and Si3N4−20 vol. % SiC composites have been studied by microindentation at temperatures up to 1400 °C. Indentation crack patterns and microstructures have been examined by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. It is shown that dense Si3N4 base materials can be synthesized by HIPing without densification aids. Both the monolithic Si3N4 and the Si3N4/SiC composites exhibit high hardness values which gradually decrease with increasing temperature. Both types of material show low fracture toughness values apparently because of strong interfacial bonding. On the other hand, the fracture toughness of the composite is about 40% higher than that of the monolithic material, due to the presence of the 20 vol. % SiC whiskers. A crack deflection/debonding mechanism is likely to be responsible for the higher toughness observed in the composite. High resolution electron microscopy shows that the grain boundaries in both samples contain a thin SiO2 layer.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 8 , Issue 3 , March 1993 , pp. 626 - 634
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1993

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