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Creep rupture induced silica-based nanofibers formed on fracture surfaces of Ti3SiC2

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After creep failure at 1300 °C, silica-based nanofibers with diameters of ∼250 nm and lengths of up to a few tens of microns were observed on the fracture surfaces of Ti3SiC2. A possible mechanism for the formation of these fibers is proposed.

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  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, USA

    Z. M. Suna

  2. National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Nagoya, 463-8560, Japan

    Z. M. Suna, T. J. Zhen & M. W. Barsoum

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Suna, Z.M., Zhen, T.J. & Barsoum, M.W. Creep rupture induced silica-based nanofibers formed on fracture surfaces of Ti3SiC2. Journal of Materials Research 20, 2895–2897 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.2005.0381

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