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THE ROLE OF THE GRAIN BOUNDARY IN THE DEFORMATION OF CERAMIC MATERIALS

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4659323
The grain boundaries of MgO bicrystal specimens were subjected to creep- rupture tests in the temperature range of 1300 to 15O0 deg C and at shear stresses varying from 150 to 10,000 gm/sq. mm. The boundary was oriented at 45 deg to the compression direction. The stress for grain boundary sliding and fracture varied markedly with crystal misorientation; high twist-low tilt boundaries were much weaker than other misorientations. For a given misorientation there was considerable scatter in the fracture and sliding stress data which was found to be a result of boundary irregularities (jog content) present in the as-received material or stress-induced during test. Most specimens did not exhibit controlled grain boundary sliding but, rather, would slide uncontrollably to fracture after an incubation period of a few minutes at a critical stress. (auth)
Research Organization:
Materials Research Corp., Orangeburg, N.Y.
NSA Number:
NSA-17-037504
OSTI ID:
4659323
Report Number(s):
ASD-TDR-62-225; AD-295551
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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