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Deformation twinning in single-crystal monoclinic zirconia; A first report

Journal Article · · Journal of the American Ceramic Society; (United States)
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  1. Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH (United States)
In this paper, the hardness of single crystals of flux-grown, untwinned monoclinic zirconia is determined using Knoop and Vickers microindenters. Significant harness anisotropy existed on (100) and (110) faces, with a maximum Knoop hardness of [approximately] 8 GPa, although large variance was observed between different batches of crystals. Extensive deformation twining, primarily on (110), but also on (001), accompanied microindentation at all temperatures between room temperature and 800[degrees]C.
OSTI ID:
6917619
Journal Information:
Journal of the American Ceramic Society; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of the American Ceramic Society; (United States) Vol. 75:8; ISSN 0002-7820; ISSN JACTAW
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English