Published December 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Crack-healing behavior of zirconium diboride composite reinforced with silicon carbide whiskers

  • 1. Center for Composite Materials, Harbin Institute of Technology, Yikuang Street, Harbin 150001 (China)

Description

The crack-healing behavior of zirconium diboride ceramic composite reinforced with silicon carbide whiskers has been investigated through pre-cracking, crack-healing and flexural strength testing processes. A Vickers indentation (∼70 μm in size) was introduced and the crack was healed under different conditions. Cracks could heal completely in air, but did not heal in a vacuum. This composite has good self crack-healing ability at temperatures ranging from 800 to 1200 deg. C, with 1000 deg. C being the optimum healing temperature

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2008.08.013

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.scriptamat.2008.08.013;
PII
S1359-6462(08)00611-8;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Scripta Materialia
Journal Volume
59
Journal Issue
11
Journal Page Range
p. 1222-1225
ISSN
1359-6462
CODEN
SCMAF7

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