Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Interface controlled active fracture modes in glass-ceramics

  • Intergranular and Interphase Boundaries in Materials
  • Published:
Journal of Materials Science Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

The active fracture modes in glass-ceramics, produced by controlled crystallization from three starting vitreous products containing PbO and SiO2, were studied and compared. The goal was to examine the active fracture modes in PbO-rich glass-ceramic materials, where the main glass former was PbO, and compare these results with those reported in the literature, where the main glass former was SiO2. The influence of composition, shape and mean size of the ceramic phase on the active fracture modes of the glass-ceramics was also examined. It was observed that the microhardness and fracture toughness of the starting vitreous products decrease with increasing PbO content. Increase in the relative amount of SiO2 resulted in a decrease of the percentage of the ceramic phase. Glass-ceramics with higher PbO content showed typical behaviour of high toughness material, i.e. intergranular fracture mode, with lower microhardness value. Glass-ceramics with lower PbO content showed typical behaviour of high-strength material, i.e. transgranular fracture mode, with higher microhardness value.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Hölland W, Beal G (2002) Glass-ceramic technology. ACS, Westerville, p 4

    Google Scholar 

  2. Kavouras P, Charitidis C, Karakostas Th (2006) J Non-Cryst Sol 352:5515

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Kriven EM, Lee SJ (2005) Am J Ceram Soc 88:1521

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Zhai H, Huang Y, Wang C, Wu X (2000) J Am Ceram Soc 83:2006

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Charitidis C, Karakasides TE, Kavouras P, Karakostas Th (2007) J Phys Condens Mat 19:266

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. Shelby JE (1997) Introduction to glass science and technology. RSC Paperbacks, Cambridge, p 78

    Google Scholar 

  7. Wang PW, Zhang L (1996) J Non-Cryst Sol 194:129

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  8. Anstis GR, Chantikul P, Lawn BR, Marshall DB (1981) J Am Ceram Soc 64:533

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  9. Amin KA (2000) Engineered materials handbook: ceramics and glasses. ASM International, p 599

  10. Marshall DB, Noma T, Evans AG (1982) J Am Ceram Soc 65:C175

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  11. Cook RF, Pharr GM (1990) J Am Ceram Soc 73:787

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  12. Vogel W (1994) Glass chemistry, 2nd edn. Springer-Verlag, p 158

  13. Strnad Z (1986) Glass-ceramic materials. Elsevier, Amsterdam, p 230

    Google Scholar 

  14. Hrubý A (1972) Czech J Phys B 22:1187

    Article  Google Scholar 

  15. Shrikhande VK, Sudarsan V, Kothiyal GP, Kulshreshtha SK (2001) J Non-Cryst Sol 283:18

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  16. Doremus RH (1994) Glass science and technology. John Wiley and Sons, New York, p 163

    Google Scholar 

  17. Salama SN, El-Batal HA (1994) J Non-Cryst Solids 168:179

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  18. Li H, Bradt RC (1996) J Mater Sci 31:1065

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  19. Chai H, Lawn BR (2007) Acta Mater 55:2555

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgement

This work was co-funded by the European Social Fund and National resources, through the “PYTHAGORAS II” program.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Panagiotis Kavouras, Thomas Kehagias, Philomela Komninou, Konstantinos Chrissafis & Theodoros Karakostas

  2. School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Heroon Polytechniou St., Zographos, 157 80, Athens, Greece

    Constantine Charitidis

Authors
  1. Panagiotis Kavouras
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Thomas Kehagias
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Philomela Komninou
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Konstantinos Chrissafis
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Constantine Charitidis
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Theodoros Karakostas
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Thomas Kehagias.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Kavouras, P., Kehagias, T., Komninou, P. et al. Interface controlled active fracture modes in glass-ceramics. J Mater Sci 43, 3954–3959 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-007-2221-6

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-007-2221-6

Keywords

Search

Navigation