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Fracture mechanism maps for advanced structural ceramics

Part 1 Methodology and hot-pressed silicon nitride results

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The static fatigue behaviour of advanced structural ceramics can be controlled by a variety of failure mechanisms. A fracture mechanism map can define the stress-temperature regimes where the different mechanisms are dominant. The static fatigue resistance of a hot-pressed silicon nitride with magnesia sintering aid is limited by slow crack growth or creep fracture depending upon the specific stress-temperature conditions. The flexural fracture map is considerably refined relative to earlier versions, and in conjunction with available tension data, was used to create a tension fracture map. The fracture map brings together the findings of a number of studies and can be appreciated by materials scientists and engineers.

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Quinn, G.D. Fracture mechanism maps for advanced structural ceramics. J Mater Sci 25, 4361–4376 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00581096

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