Mechanical properties of ceramics and composites : grain and particle effects / Roy W. Rice.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rice, R. W. (Roy Warren), 1934-

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

Materials engineering (Marcel Dekker, Inc.) ; 17.

Materials engineering ; 17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ceramic materials--Mechanical properties.

Ceramic materials.

Composite materials--Mechanical properties.

Composite materials.

Ceramic-matrix composites--Mechanical properties.

Ceramic-matrix composites.

Physical Description:

xiv, 695 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Marcel Dekker, [2000]

Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction to Grain and Particle Effects on Ceramic and Ceramic Composite Properties 1

I. Grain and Particle Parameter Definitions and Treatment Outline 1

II. Relative Effects and Interactions of Microstructural Parameters on Properties 6

III. Range, Character, and Challenges of Grain and Particle Parameters in Monolithic and Composite Ceramics 10

IV. Grain and Particle Characterization and Parameters 28

V. Coordination of Property and Microstructural Measurements 35

Part I Grain Dependence of Monolithic Ceramic Properties

Chapter 2 Grain Dependence of Microcracking, Crack Propagation, and Fracture Toughness at [similar] 22[degree]C 43

II. Test and Mechanisms Background 44

III. Grain Dependence of Crack Propagation 54

Chapter 3 Grain Dependence of Ceramic Tensile Strengths at [similar] 22[degree]C 127

II. Ceramics and Related Materials with Known or Expected Microplastic Initiated Failure 135

III. Cubic Ceramics and Related Materials Failing from Preexisting Flaws 143

IV. Noncubic Ceramics Failing from Preexisting Flaws 157

V. Compositional, Microstructural, and Surface Finish Effects 180

VI. Other Factors 195

VII. Evaluation of the [Sigma]

G[superscript -1/2] Model Parameters 204

VIII. Correlation of Toughness, Tensile Strength, and Young's Modulus 213

IX. Tensile Strength Versus Toughness and Reliability 217

Chapter 4 Grain Dependence of Indentation Hardness at [similar] 22[degree]C 245

II. Data Review 249

Chapter 5 Grain Dependence of Compressive Strength, Wear, and Related Behavior at [similar] 22[degree]C 295

II. Grain Dependence of Compressive Strength 299

III. Ballistic Stopping Capabilities of Ceramic Armor, Grain, and Other Dependence 314

IV. Grain Dependence of Erosion Wear and Residual Ceramic Strength 317

V. Grain Dependence of Wear and Machining 322

VI. Grain Dependence of Machining Rates and Effects 338

Chapter 6 Grain Effects on Thermal Shock Resistance and Elevated Temperature Crack Propagation, Toughness, and Tensile Strength 351

II. Models and Concepts 352

III. Fracture Toughness and Related Crack Propagation as a Function of G and Temperature 356

IV. Effects of Grain Size and Temperature on Tensile (and Flexure) Strengths 371

V. Grain Effects on Thermal Shock Behavior 394

Chapter 7 Grain Dependence of Hardness, Compressive Strength, Wear, and Related Behavior at Elevated Temperatures 428

II. Grain Dependence of Hardness as a Function of Temperature 430

III. Grain Dependence of Compressive Strength as a Function of Temperature 438

IV. Grain Dependence of Erosion and Wear as a Function of Temperature 446

Part II Dependence of Ceramic, Especially Particulate, Composite Properties on Grain and Particle Parameters

Chapter 8 Particle (and Grain) Effects on Elastic Properties, Crack Propagation, and Fracture Toughness of Geramic Composites at [similar] 22[degree]C 457

II. Theoretical and Conceptual Background 458

III. Particle Parameter Effects on Elastic Properties 472

IV. Particle (and Grain) Parameter Effects on Crack Propagation 481

V. Particle (and Grain) Effects on Fracture Toughness in Ceramic Composites 489

Chapter 9 Particle Dependence of Tensile Strength of Ceramic Composites at [similar] 22[degree]C 535

II. Theoretical Background 536

III. Particle Parameter Effects on Tensile Strengths of Ceramic Composites 538

IV. Ceramic Composite Reliability, Weibull Moduli, Strength Variability, and Fractorgraphy 580

Chapter 10 Composite Particle and Grain Effects on Hardness, Compressive Strength, Wear, and Related Behavior at [similar] 22[degree]C 601

II. Theoretical Background 601

III. Experimental Results 603

Chapter 11 Particle and Grain Effects on Mechanical Properties of Composites at Elevated Temperature 619

II. Theoretical Background 620

III. Data Review 621

Chapter 12 Summary and Perspective for the Microstructural Dependence of Mechanical Properties of Dense Monolithic and Composite Ceramics 657

II. Microstructural Dependence of Other Properties of Ceramics 658

III. Summary of Grain and Particle Size Dependence of Mechanical Properties of Monolithic and Composite Ceramics 665

IV. Needs and Opportunities to Understand and Better Use the Grain and Particle Dependence of Mechanical Properties of Ceramics and Ceramic Composites 685.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

0824788745

OCLC:

43591114