Fracture Toughness of Ceramic Coating Measured by Nanoindentation

2014 ◽  
pp. 267-272
Author(s):  
Arjun Dey ◽  
Anoop Mukhopadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Ceramic Coating

Interaction of a Crack in the Plasma-Sprayed Ceramic Coating with the Metal Substrate

2005 ◽  
Vol 482 ◽  
pp. 223-226
Author(s):  
Luboš Náhlík ◽  
Zdeněk Knésl ◽  
F. Kroupa
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Fracture Mechanics ◽  
Surface Crack ◽  
Ceramic Coating ◽  
Ceramic Coatings ◽  
Metal Substrate ◽  
High Density ◽  
Initial Surface ◽  
Young’S Moduli ◽  
Plasma Sprayed

Plasma-sprayed ceramic coatings contain a high density of intrasplat microcracks which are responsible for small Young’s moduli and low fracture toughness. The extension of an initial surface crack in the direction to the interface, where the crack is repelled by the metal substrate with higher Young’s modulus, is studied using the methods of fracture mechanics. It is shown that high tensile stresses induced by the crack in the interface can lead to a local decohesion along the interface so that the crack can deviate into the interface.

Study on Microstructure and Fracture Toughness of TaC Ceramic Coating on HT300

2015 ◽  
Vol 1120-1121 ◽  
pp. 740-744
Author(s):  
Jie Fang Wang ◽  
Tian Tian Shao ◽  
Xiao Long Cai ◽  
Li Sheng Zhong ◽  
Na Na Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Ceramic Coating ◽  
Tantalum Carbide ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Indentation Crack ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Grey Cast ◽  
Nanoindentation Hardness ◽  
Crack Paths

Tantalum carbide (TaC) ceramic coating was produced on grey cast iron by the combined process of casting and heat treatment. The microstructure, micro-hardness, and fracture toughness of the TaC ceramic coating were investigated by scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and indentation technique. The results show that TaC ceramic coating can be divided into two apparent regions, and the density of products gradually decrease from the surface to the matrix. The main phases of the ceramic coating are only TaC, α-Fe, and Fe3C. TEM examination revealed a nanostructure ceramic, in which 200~300 nm TaC grains are cemented by iron binder. The nanoindentation hardness of TaC ceramic coating vary in the range of 14~21 GPa. A close examination of the indentation crack paths of TaC samples revealed that the TaC ceramic coating have extensive crack deflection with a great amount of intergranular fracture.

scholarly journals Effect of carbon nanotubes on the microstructure and properties of CPED ceramic coating

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping Wang ◽  
Xiaomin Chen ◽  
Chunqing Zhang ◽  
Di Jiao ◽  
Shangyi Jiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Ceramic Coating ◽  
Bending Strength ◽  
Heat Insulation ◽  
Testing Machine ◽  
Plasma Discharge ◽  
Ceramic Layer ◽  
Electrolytic Deposition ◽  
Cathode Plasma

Abstract Cathode plasma electrolytic deposition ceramic coating modified by carbon nanotubes was prepared on Al-Si alloy. The microstructure and the heat insulation performance, fracture toughness and bending strength of the coating were investigated by SEM, XRD, the heat insulation test device and tensile testing machine. Carbon nanotubes(CNTs) are staggered in the ceramic layer and partially filled with plasma discharge micropores. To some extent, CNTs can promote the cathode plasma discharge and improve the film formation rate. The content of α-Al2O3 and t-ZrO2 phases increased with the increase of CNTs concentration. A certain amount of carbon nanotubes can effectively improve the insulation temperature of ceramic layer. With the increase of the content of carbon nanotubes, the fracture toughness and bending strength gradually increase.

Precipitation in Al-Li-Zr alloys

1992 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 186-187
Author(s):  
D.M. Vanderwalker
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Precipitation Hardening ◽  
Weight Ratio ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Water Quench ◽  
Aluminum Lithium ◽  
Aluminum Lithium Alloys ◽  
Lithium Alloys ◽  
Zr Alloys

Aluminum-lithium alloys have a low density and high strength to weight ratio. They are being developed for the aerospace industry.The high strength of Al-Li can be attributed to precipitation hardening. Unfortunately when aged, Al-Li aquires a low ductility and fracture toughness. The precipitate in Al-Li is part of a sequence SSSS → Al3Li → AlLi A description of the phases may be found in reference 1 . This paper is primarily concerned with the Al3Li phase. The addition of Zr to Al-Li is being explored to find the optimum in properties. Zirconium improves fracture toughness and inhibits recrystallization. This study is a comparision between two Al-Li-Zr alloys differing in Zr concentration.Al-2.99Li-0.17Zr(alloy A) and Al-2.99Li-0.67Zr (alloy B) were solutionized for one hour at 500oc followed by a water quench. The specimens were then aged at 150°C for 16 or 40 hours. The foils were punched into 3mm discs. The specimens were electropolished with a 1/3 nitric acid 2/3 methanol solution. The transmission electron microscopy was conducted on the JEM 200CX microscope.

Microstructural and fractographic characterization of B4C-Al cermets tested under dynamic and static loading

1989 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 562-563
Author(s):  
Gyeung Ho Kim ◽  
Mehmet Sarikaya ◽  
D. L. Milius ◽  
I. A. Aksay
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Static Loading ◽  
Carbon Deposition ◽  
Full Density ◽  
Unique Combination ◽  
Strong Component ◽  
Reaction Products

Cermets are designed to optimize the mechanical properties of ceramics (hard and strong component) and metals (ductile and tough component) into one system. However, the processing of such systems is a problem in obtaining fully dense composite without deleterious reaction products. In the lightweight (2.65 g/cc) B4C-Al cermet, many of the processing problems have been circumvented. It is now possible to process fully dense B4C-Al cermet with tailored microstructures and achieve unique combination of mechanical properties (fracture strength of over 600 MPa and fracture toughness of 12 MPa-m1/2). In this paper, microstructure and fractography of B4C-Al cermets, tested under dynamic and static loading conditions, are described.The cermet is prepared by infiltration of Al at 1150°C into partially sintered B4C compact under vacuum to full density. Fracture surface replicas were prepared by using cellulose acetate and thin-film carbon deposition. Samples were observed with a Philips 3000 at 100 kV.

Characterization of interfaces in CVD-coated nicalon fiber-reinforced SiC

1989 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 556-557
Author(s):  
K.L. More ◽  
R.A. Lowden
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Chemical Vapor Infiltration ◽  
Frictional Stress ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Pull Out ◽  
Carbon Coated ◽  
Fiber Matrix

The mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced composites are directly related to the nature of the fiber-matrix bond. Fracture toughness is improved when debonding, crack deflection, and fiber pull-out occur which in turn depend on a weak interfacial bond. The interfacial characteristics of fiber-reinforced ceramics can be altered by applying thin coatings to the fibers prior to composite fabrication. In a previous study, Lowden and co-workers coated Nicalon fibers (Nippon Carbon Company) with silicon and carbon prior to chemical vapor infiltration with SiC and determined the influence of interfacial frictional stress on fracture phenomena. They found that the silicon-coated Nicalon fiber-reinforced SiC had low flexure strengths and brittle fracture whereas the composites containing carbon coated fibers exhibited improved strength and fracture toughness. In this study, coatings of boron or BN were applied to Nicalon fibers via chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and the fibers were subsequently incorporated in a SiC matrix. The fiber-matrix interfaces were characterized using transmission and scanning electron microscopy (TEM and SEM). Mechanical properties were determined and compared to those obtained for uncoated Nicalon fiber-reinforced SiC.

Characterization of thermal barrier coatings formed by electon-beam physical vapor deposition (EB-PVD)

1989 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 426-427
Author(s):  
Ozer Unal
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Barrier Coatings ◽  
Physical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Ceramic Coating ◽  
High Vacuum ◽  
Ceramic Coatings ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Thermal Barrier ◽  
Protective Oxide ◽  
Barrier Coatings ◽  
Energy Beam

Interest in ceramics as thermal barrier coatings for hot components of turbine engines has increased rapidly over the last decade. The primary reason for this is the significant reduction in heat load and increased chemical inertness against corrosive species with the ceramic coating materials. Among other candidates, partially-stabilized zirconia is the focus of attention mainly because ot its low thermal conductivity and high thermal expansion coefficient.The coatings were made by Garrett Turbine Engine Company. Ni-base super-alloy was used as the substrate and later a bond-coating with high Al activity was formed over it. The ceramic coatings, with a thickness of about 50 μm, were formed by EB-PVD in a high-vacuum chamber by heating the target material (ZrO2-20 w/0 Y2O3) above its evaporation temperaturef >3500 °C) with a high-energy beam and condensing the resulting vapor onto a rotating heated substrate. A heat treatment in an oxidizing environment was performed later on to form a protective oxide layer to improve the adhesion between the ceramic coating and substrate. Bulk samples were studied by utilizing a Scintag diffractometer and a JEOL JXA-840 SEM; examinations of cross-sectional thin-films of the interface region were performed in a Philips CM 30 TEM operating at 300 kV and for chemical analysis a KEVEX X-ray spectrometer (EDS) was used.

Phase separation in sol gel-derived ceramic films of silica-zirconia, alumina-zirconia, and titania-zirconia system

1994 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 646-647
Author(s):  
J. Tong ◽  
L. Eyring
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Phase Separation ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Chemical Durability ◽  
Separation Method ◽  
Toughening Mechanism ◽  
Ceramic Films ◽  
Zirconia Toughened Alumina

There is increasing interest in composites containing zirconia because of their high strength, fracture toughness, and its great influence on the chemical durability in glass. For the zirconia-silica system, monolithic glasses, fibers and coatings have been obtained. There is currently a great interest in designing zirconia-toughened alumina including exploration of the processing methods and the toughening mechanism.The possibility of forming nanocrystal composites by a phase separation method has been investigated in three systems: zirconia-alumina, zirconia-silica and zirconia-titania using HREM. The morphological observations initially suggest that the formation of nanocrystal composites by a phase separation method is possible in the zirconia-alumina and zirconia-silica systems, but impossible in the zirconia-titania system. The separation-produced grain size in silica-zirconia system is around 5 nm and is more uniform than that in the alumina-zirconia system in which the sizes of the small polyhedron grains are around 10 nm. In the titania-zirconia system, there is no obvious separation as was observed in die alumina-zirconia and silica-zirconia system.

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