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Ambient- to elevated-temperature fracture and fatigue-crack growth results are presented for five Mo-Mo3Si-Mo5SiB2-containing α-Mo matrix (17 to 49 vol pct) alloys, which are compared to results for intermetallic-matrix alloys with similar compositions. By increasing the α-Mo volume fraction, ductility, or microstructural coarseness, or by using a continuous α-Mo matrix, it was found that improved fracture and fatigue properties are achieved by promoting the active toughening mechanisms, specifically crack trapping and crack bridging by the α-Mo phase. Crack-initiation fracture toughness values increased from 5 to 12 MPa√m with increasing α-Mo content from 17 to 49 vol pct, and fracture toughness values rose with crack extension, ranging from 8.5 to 21 MPa√m at ambient temperatures. Fatigue thresholds benefited similarly from more α-Mo phase, and the fracture and fatigue resistance was improved for all alloys tested at 1300 °C, the latter effects being attributed to improved ductility of the α-Mo phase at elevated temperatures.
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Kruzic, J.J., Schneibel, J.H. & Ritchie, R.O. Ambient- to elevated-temperature fracture and fatigue properties of Mo-Si-B alloys: Role of microstructure. Metall Mater Trans A 36, 2393–2402 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-005-0112-5
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