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{beta}-SiAlON-silicon nitride multilayered composites

Journal Article · · Journal of the American Ceramic Society
OSTI ID:549931
 [1]; ; ; ;  [2]
  1. Fine Ceramics Research Association, Nagoya (Japan). Synergy Ceramics Lab.
  2. National Industrial Research Inst. of Nagoya (Japan)

Layered composites with alternating {beta}-SiAlON and silicon nitride layers were fabricated using a tape-casting and laminating technique. A distinct layered structure was obtained by hot pressing, where compositions of yttrium and aluminum at the layer interface were functionally graded in a thickness of {approximately} 10 {micro}m. A solid-solution reaction prior to densification in the {beta}-SiAlON layer contributed to the coexistence, in equilibrium, of these two layers. Density and Young`s modulus depended on the volume fraction of silicon nitride layers according to the rule of mixtures. The strength of the {beta}-SiAlON layer, estimated by an equivalent strain model, increased when compared to that of the monolithic material, although the fracture origin always was observed within the {beta}-SiAlON layer. The layer thickness in an alternating layered configuration affected the strength of discrete layers.

OSTI ID:
549931
Journal Information:
Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Journal Name: Journal of the American Ceramic Society Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 80; ISSN 0002-7820; ISSN JACTAW
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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