Toughening Mechanisms in SiC-TiC Composites

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  • LEE Young-Il
    Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Seoul
  • KIM Young-Wook
    Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Seoul

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  • SiC–TiC複合材の高靭化機構

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Three different microstructures in SiC–TiC composites containing Al2O3 and Y2O3 as sintering additives were prepared by hot-pressing and subsequent annealing. To investigate the dominant toughening mechanism operating in toughened SiC–TiC composites, the microstructure-crack interaction was examined by image analysis. Crack deflection by elongated α-SiC grains was most frequently observed (61% of the observed sites) as the dominant toughening mechanism in the SiC–TiC composites. Crack deflection was generally observed for elongated α-SiC grains with aspect ratio (AR)>2.5 and grain thickness (t)<2.5 μm. Crack bridging (21% of the observed sites) was also observed as one of the operating toughening mechanisms. The rest (18%) of the observed grains fractured transgranularly. The crack bridging mechanism was mostly related to thinner grains with thickness t<2 μm, while transgranularly fractured elongated-grains were mostly related to thicker grains with thickness 2<t<4 μm.

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