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STUDY OF COMBINATIONS OF HIGH AND LOW ELASTIC MODULUS CERAMIC MATERIALS. Quarterly Report No. 4, December 15, 1960-March 15, 1961

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4028538
Physical property values were obtained on composite bodies of zirconium carbide-graphite. Relative impact resistance of the bodies was obtained. Thermal shock tests were carried out to correlate the strength and Young's modulus data with the relative increase in thermal shock resistance on additions of the low elastic modulus dispersed phase. Limited tests on the refractory system alumina-zirconia showed that when a low E-phase (ZrO/sub 2/) was added to the high E-phase (Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/), the effect on strength and Young's modulus was similar to that found in the zirconium carbide-graphite system. (auth)
Research Organization:
Carborundum Co. Research and Development Div., Niagara Falls, N.Y.
NSA Number:
NSA-15-016053
OSTI ID:
4028538
Report Number(s):
NP-9943
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English