TY - JOUR
T1 - Toughening of zirconia/alumina composites by the addition of graphene platelets
AU - Liu, J.
AU - Jiang, K.
AU - Yan, H.
AU - Reece, M.J.
N1 - Copyright 2012 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2012/12/1
Y1 - 2012/12/1
N2 - A study on graphene platelet/zirconia-toughened alumina (GPL/ZTA) composites was carried out to evaluate the potential of the new structural materials. GPL-ZrO -Al O powders were obtained by ball milling of graphene platelets and alumina powders using yttria stabilized ZrO balls. Samples were sintered at different temperatures using spark plasma sintering. Fracture toughness was determined by the single-edge notched beam method. The results show that the GPLs are uniformly distributed in the ceramic matrix and have survived high temperature sintering processes. Several sintering experiments were carried out. It is found that at 1550°C, GPL/ZTA composites were obtained with nearly full density, maximum hardness and fracture toughness. A 40% increase in fracture toughness in the ZTA composite has been achieved by adding graphene platelets. The toughening mechanisms, such as pull out, bridging and crack deflection, were observed and are discussed.
AB - A study on graphene platelet/zirconia-toughened alumina (GPL/ZTA) composites was carried out to evaluate the potential of the new structural materials. GPL-ZrO -Al O powders were obtained by ball milling of graphene platelets and alumina powders using yttria stabilized ZrO balls. Samples were sintered at different temperatures using spark plasma sintering. Fracture toughness was determined by the single-edge notched beam method. The results show that the GPLs are uniformly distributed in the ceramic matrix and have survived high temperature sintering processes. Several sintering experiments were carried out. It is found that at 1550°C, GPL/ZTA composites were obtained with nearly full density, maximum hardness and fracture toughness. A 40% increase in fracture toughness in the ZTA composite has been achieved by adding graphene platelets. The toughening mechanisms, such as pull out, bridging and crack deflection, were observed and are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2012.07.007
DO - 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2012.07.007
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84866765528
SN - 0955-2219
VL - 32
SP - 4185
EP - 4193
JO - Journal of the European Ceramic Society
JF - Journal of the European Ceramic Society
IS - 16
ER -