The determination of “ultra” fast fracture strengths of five silicon nitride ceramics at elevated temperatures has been made by using constant stress-rate (“dynamic fatigue”) testing with a series of “ultra” fast test rates. The test materials included four monolithic and one SiC whisker-reinforced composite silicon nitrides. Of the five test materials, four silicon nitrides exhibited the elevated-temperature strengths that approached their respective room-temperature strengths at an “ultra” fast test rate of 3.3 × 104 MPa/s. This implies that slow crack growth responsible for elevated-temperature failure can be eliminated or minimized by using the “ultra” fast test rate. These ongoing experimental results have shed light on laying a theoretical and practical foundation on the concept and definition of elevated-temperature “inert” strength behavior of advanced ceramics.
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Elevated-Temperature “Ultra” Fast Fracture Strength of Advanced Ceramics: An Approach to Elevated-Temperature “Inert” Strength
S. R. Choi,
S. R. Choi
Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH 44115 and Senior Resident Research Scientist NASA Lewis Research Center 21000 Brookpart Road, MS 24-1, Cleveland, OH 44135
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J. P. Gyekenyesi
J. P. Gyekenyesi
NASA Lewis Research Center, 21000 Brookpart Road, MS 24-1, Cleveland, OH 44135
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S. R. Choi
Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH 44115 and Senior Resident Research Scientist NASA Lewis Research Center 21000 Brookpart Road, MS 24-1, Cleveland, OH 44135
J. P. Gyekenyesi
NASA Lewis Research Center, 21000 Brookpart Road, MS 24-1, Cleveland, OH 44135
J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. Jan 1999, 121(1): 18-24 (7 pages)
Published Online: January 1, 1999
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April 1, 1998
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November 19, 2007
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Choi, S. R., and Gyekenyesi, J. P. (January 1, 1999). "Elevated-Temperature “Ultra” Fast Fracture Strength of Advanced Ceramics: An Approach to Elevated-Temperature “Inert” Strength." ASME. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. January 1999; 121(1): 18–24. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2816306
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