Toughness determination of zirconia toughened alumina ceramics from growth of indentation-induced cracks
- Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Jadavpur University, Calcutta 700032 (India)
Short surface cracks were generated by Vickers indentation on the polished surface of alumina and different zirconia toughened alumina (ZTA) specimens, and their morphology was studied by serial sectioning. These cracks were grown in three-point bend tests under stepwise loading, and variation of toughness with crack extension was plotted to graphically separate the contributions from residual stress intensity and applied stress intensity factors. The plateau toughness determined from the intercept height of the crack extension plots exhibited an upward trend with zirconia content up to 15 vol{percent} ZrO{sub 2} addition in the composition, which was proportional to the fraction of transformable tetragonal grains contributing to transformation toughening. {copyright} {ital 1996 Materials Research Society.}
- OSTI ID:
- 432501
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Materials Research, Journal Name: Journal of Materials Research Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 11; ISSN JMREEE; ISSN 0884-2914
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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