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The effect of grain boundary phase on contact damage resistance of alumina ceramics

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The effect of grain boundary phase on contact damage behavior is investigated in alumina ceramics. Four types of aluminas doped with MgO, anorthite (CaO·Al2O3·2SiO2), silica, and with both MgO and anorthite are prepared such that they have similar average grain size by adjusting sintering conditions. MgO-doped alumina composed of equiaxed grains shows brittle fracture behavior, and anorthite-doped alumina composed of elongated grains shows a quasi-plastic response under Hertzian sphere indentation. The co-doped alumina with MgO and anorthite, however, is damage tolerant even with its rounded grains, while silica-doped alumina with similar grain size and shape to anorthite-doped alumina shows abrupt strength degradation with low critical load for cone cracking. The damage behavior is discussed from the viewpoint of residual stress induced by thermal expansion mismatch between the grains and grain boundary phases. The damage tolerant behavior of alumina ceramics is significantly affected by the composition of grain boundary phase.

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  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Yusong, Taejon, 305-701, Korea

    Jae Hun Kim, Shiwoo Lee & Do Kyung Kim

  2. Agency for Defense Development, P.O. Box 35, Yusong, Taejon, 305-600, Korea

    Jae Hun Kim

  3. Energy Materials Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Yusong, Taejon, 305-343, Korea

    Shiwoo Lee

  4. School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Kookmin University, Seoul, 136-702, Korea

    Kee Sung Lee

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Kim, J.H., Lee, S., Lee, K.S. et al. The effect of grain boundary phase on contact damage resistance of alumina ceramics. Journal of Materials Science 39, 7023–7030 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JMSC.0000047547.09325.3d

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