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Title: Bioinspired nacre-like alumina with a bulk-metallic glass-forming alloy as a compliant phase

Journal Article · · Nature Communications
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  1. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
  2. Seoul National Univ. (Korea, Republic of); National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki (Japan)
  3. Seoul National Univ. (Korea, Republic of)
  4. UNSW Sydney, NSW (Australia)
  5. Seoul National Univ. (Korea, Republic of); Korea Inst. of Science and Technology, Seoul (Korea, Republic of)
  6. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  7. Japan Aerospace Explanation Agency, Tsukuba, Ibaraki (Japan)
  8. Institut für Materialphysik im Weltraum, DLR, Köln (Germany)
  9. Montanuniversität Leoben (Austria)
  10. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Bioinspired ceramics with micron-scale ceramic "bricks" bonded by a metallic "mortar" are projected to result in higher strength and toughness ceramics, but their processing is challenging as metals do not typically wet ceramics. To resolve this issue, we made alumina structures using rapid pressureless infiltration of a zirconium-based bulk-metallic glass mortar that reactively wets the surface of freeze-cast alumina preforms. The mechanical properties of the resulting Al2O3 with a glass-forming compliant-phase change with infiltration temperature and ceramic content, leading to a trade-off between flexural strength (varying from 89 to 800 MPa) and fracture toughness (varying from 4 to more than 9 MPa·m½). The high toughness levels are attributed to brick pull-out and crack deflection along the ceramic/metal interfaces. Since these mechanisms are enabled by interfacial failure rather than failure within the metallic mortar, the potential for optimizing these bioinspired materials for damage tolerance has still not been fully realized.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1559188
Journal Information:
Nature Communications, Journal Name: Nature Communications Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 10; ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher:
Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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