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Nicalon-SiC-fibre-reinforced (35 vol %) lithium-aluminosilicate (LAS) glass-ceramic composites were fabricated by a slurry-infiltration process followed by hot pressing at 1400°C and 10 MPa for varying soaking times. The ultimate strength and elastic modulus of the as-fabricated composites, as determined by four-point flexural tests, increased rapidly with the densification time, saturating after 30 min at 550 MPa and 130 GPa, respectively. Longer hotpressing times caused a decrease in the elastic modulus via fibre degradation. A carbon-rich interfacial layer formed between the fibres and the matrix, the thickness of which reached a maximum of ∼ 400 nm after ∼ 30 min soaking time. The flexural strength of post-heat-treated composites in air decreased by a factor of approximately four, due to oxidation and removal of the carbon content of the interfacial layer. The silica-rich bridges left behind between the fibres and the matrix contributed to brittle fracture of the composite.
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Shin, H.H., Speyer, R.F. Effect of hot-pressing time and post-heat treatment on the microstructure and mechanical properties of SiC-fibre-reinforced glass-ceramic composites. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE 29, 3630–3636 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00357328
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