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Characterizing the surface contact behaviour of ceramics

Part 2 Chemo-mechanical effects

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The effect of chemical environment (a homologous series ofn-alcohols) on the near-surface hardness and wear behaviour of two glass-bonded ceramics has been investigated. A change by upto a factor of two in both these parameters may be observed, with a good correlation between them. The indentation fracture behaviour of one material was also studied, and the environmental dependence of crack length suggests a slow crack-growth mechanism. The results show that the near-surface mechanical properties of ceramics may be modified by environmental means.

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  1. J. T. Czernuszka

    Present address: Department of Metallurgy and Science of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, UK

  2. T. F. Page

    Present address: Department of Metallurgy and Engineering Materials, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

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Czernuszka, J.T., Page, T.F. Characterizing the surface contact behaviour of ceramics. J Mater Sci 22, 3917–3923 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01133340

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