Abstract
Chevron-notched bend bars of a hot isostatically pressed (HIPed) silicon nitride (PY6) were tested in three-point flexure in air at 25, 1000, 1200, 1300, and 1400°C. Stable crack growth was consistently produced at all the test temperatures. Average fracture toughness, KIc, and work of fracture, γwof, decreased from 6.4 MPa·√m and 52J/m2, respectively, at 25°C to 4.5 MPa·√m and 44 J/m2 at 1200°C; a 29% and 15% decrease in KIc and γwof. Tests conducted at 1300°C activated high temperature deformation mechanisms, which effectively caused greater specimen ductility and apparent greater fracture resistances. At 1400°C, KIc and γwof were 6.5 MPa·√m and 159 J/m2, respectively.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 101-112 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 7 -8 pt 1 |
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| State | Published - 1993 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 17th Annual Conference on Composites and Advanced Ceramic Materials - Cocoa Beach, FL, USA Duration: Jan 10 1993 → Jan 15 1993 |