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Title: Radiation-damage-induced transitions in zircon: Percolation theory applied to hardness and elastic moduli as a function of density

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5030626· OSTI ID:1470656
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  1. Martin Luther Univ., Halle (Germany). Inst. of Geosciences and Geography, Mineralogy/Geochemistry
  2. Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
  3. Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Dept. of Geological Sciences
  4. Univ. of Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Earth Sciences; Xi'an Jiatong Univ. (China). State Key Lab. for Mechanical Behavior of Materials
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Two in literature predicted percolation transitions in radiation-damaged zircon (ZrSiO4) were observed experimentally by measurement of the indentation hardness as a function of density and their correlation with the elastic moduli. Percolations occur near 30% and 70% amorphous fractions, where hardness deviates from its linear correlation with the elastic modulus (E), the shear modulus (G) and the bulk modulus (K). Finally, the first percolation point pc1 generates a cusp in the hardness versus density evolution, while the second percolation point is seen as a change of slope.

Research Organization:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC), Washington, DC (United States). Materials Science of Actinides (MSA)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0001089
OSTI ID:
1470656
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 112, Issue 20; Related Information: MSA partners with University of Notre Dame (lead); University of California, Davis; Florida State University; George Washington University; University of Michigan; University of Minnesota; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Oregon state University; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Savannah River National Laboratory; ISSN 0003-6951
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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