Mechanical Properties of a Graded Alumina-Zirconia Composite Prepared by Centrifugal Slip Casting
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tottori University, Koyama, Tottori, 680-8552 (Japan)
Compositionally graded composite of alumina-20 vol%zirconia was fabricated by using centrifugal casting incorporated with relatively thin slip. An EPMA analysis exhibited a nearly linear variation of the alumina/zirconia ratio along the centrifugal direction; zirconia tended to accumulate in the bottom section, while alumina in the top section. Such a graded structure exhibited a considerably higher flexural strength when the alumina rich surface was subjected to a tensile stress than compositionally uniform composite of the same average composition. Fracture toughness measurement across the specimen thickness by indentation method revealed that the crack lengths along the vertical and horizontal directions were different. The anisotropy of the fracture toughness was accounted for by the variation of the residual stress across the specimen thicknesss.
- OSTI ID:
- 21055270
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 973, Issue 1; Conference: M and FGM 2006: Conference on multiscale and funtionally graded materials 2006, Oahu Island, HI (United States), 15-18 Oct 2006; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2896846; (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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