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Investigation on strengthening and toughening mechanisms of Ce-TZP/Al2O3 nanocomposites

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The strengthening and toughening mechanisms of hot-pressed Ce-TZP/Al2O3 ceramics were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) methods. The results show that the contributions to the strength and toughness mainly come from the hindrance of the growth of Al2O3 grains by ZrO2 nanoparticles and the transformation from tetragonal ZrO2 to monoclinic ZrO2. Additionally, TEM observations show that the dislocation structures formed both in the Al2O3 and on the Al2O3 grain boundary have a certain contribution, because the dislocation agglomeration and fixation by ZrO2 nanoparticles could deflect cracking or stop cracking development. Meanwhile, it was found that the mechanical properties and microstructures of samples were preferential when ZrO2 contents in the sample reached 20 pct.

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  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang Institute of Aeronautical Technology, 330034, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, People’s Republic of China

    Gang Yang, Jun-Chu Li, Gao-Chao Wang (Professors), Si-Lin Min & Tong-Cai Chen (Engineers)

  2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 226-8502, Yokohama, Japan

    Masatomo Yashima (Professor)

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Yang, G., Li, JC., Wang, GC. et al. Investigation on strengthening and toughening mechanisms of Ce-TZP/Al2O3 nanocomposites. Metall Mater Trans A 37, 1969–1975 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-006-0139-2

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