Abstract
Delivered by Ingenta The crack healing properties of Si3 N4 composite ceramic reinforced by SiC whiskers (Si3 N4 /SiCw) was studied. Six kinds of pre-cracks were introduced on the center of the tensile side of the specimens, and the relationship between the crack area and crack healing properties was studied. The results show that the healing effect of strength recovery is similar with that of smooth specimens for pre-cracked specimens with crack depth less than 60 μm. As for the propagated crack and the central through crack, the strength recovery rapidly decreases due to the increase of crack depth. It could be concluded that it is difficult to heal pre-cracked specimens with the crack depth over 90 μm. The main reason is considered to be that the melted glass phase blocked in the surface, and prevented the oxidation reaction in the inner of crack.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 429-436 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Materials Express |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2019 |
Keywords
- Central through crack
- Crack area
- Crack-Healing
- Oxidation Reaction
- Propagated crack