Densification and fracture toughness enhancement of pressureless sintered aluminum oxide-titanium diboride composites

Conference · Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992 · Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings; (United States)

OSTI ID:7292792

Lin, T V; Ownby, D P

The use of pressureless sintering is found to impart a comparable toughening effect on Al2O3-TiB2 composites. Furthermore, various toughening effects relating to particle shape and size, as well as inclusion content, are observed. 22 refs.

• OSTI ID: 7292792
• Report Number(s): CONF-920144-; CODEN: CESPD
• Journal Information: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings; (United States), Vol. 13:7-8; Conference: 16. annual conference on composites, materials, and structures, Cocoa Beach, FL (United States), 13-16 Jan 1992; ISSN 0196-6219
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
ALUMINIUM OXIDES
FRACTURE PROPERTIES
SINTERING
COMPOSITE MATERIALS
TITANIUM BORIDES
CORRELATIONS
HOT PRESSING
PARTICLE SIZE
PARTICULATES
QUANTITY RATIO
SHAPE
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
BORIDES
BORON COMPOUNDS
CHALCOGENIDES
FABRICATION
MATERIALS
MATERIALS WORKING
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLES
PRESSING
SIZE
TITANIUM COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
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360603 - Materials- Properties