Analysis of toughening of magnesia partially stabilized zirconia, due to dilatational transformation

Journal Article · Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992 · Acta Metallurgica; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0956-7151(92)90444-J· OSTI ID:7048318

Okada, H; Tamura, T; Ramakrishnan, N; Atluri, S N ^[1]; Epstein, J S ^[2]

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1. Georgia Inst. of Tech., Atlanta, GA (United States)
2. Idaho National Engineering Lab., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

An analysis of toughening of magnesia partially stabilized zirconia (Mg-PSZ) due to dilatational transformation is presented in this paper. Transformation toughening of Mg-PSZ is attributed to the stress-induced phase transformation of tetragonal zirconia to monoclinic structure in the neighborhood of a macro-crack tip. A rate (incremental) type constitutive model is developed, using a micromechanics approach, wherein the interaction between a transformed zirconia particle and the rest of the material is considered. Problems of stationary and stably propagation cracks are analyzed, using a finite element method. The results of finite element analysis are compared to those of an experimental study by Perry et al. In the comparison, it is found that the displacement field and toughness enhancement during stable crack propagation, predicted by the finite element analysis are very analogous to those obtained in the experimental study. Moreover, the present constitutive model is capable of revealing detailed information, such as the distribution of transformed zirconia in the wake zone.

• OSTI ID: 7048318
• Journal Information: Acta Metallurgica; (United States), Journal Name: Acta Metallurgica; (United States) Vol. 40:6; ISSN 0001-6160; ISSN AMETA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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