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Title: Toughening of a particulate-reinforced/ceramic-matrix composite. Technical report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5146973

The toughening mechanism of particulate-reinforced/ceramic-matrix composites was attributed to the thermal residual-stress field induced by the differential thermal expansions of the matrix and the particulate when the composite is cooled from the processing to room temperature. The measured increase 77% in toughness in a TiB{sub 2}-particulate/SiC-matrix ceramic composite compared well with the predicted increase of 52%.

Research Organization:
Washington Univ., Seattle, WA (USA). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
OSTI ID:
5146973
Report Number(s):
AD-A-213180/3/XAB; UWA/DME/TR-89/2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English