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High-Temperature Compressive Deformation of Si₃N₄/BN Fibrous Monoliths

  • Jules L. Routbort
  • , Kenneth C. Goretta
  • , Euntae Park
  • , Dileep Kumar Singh
  • , J. L. Finch
  • , James M. Staehler
  • , Larry P. Zawada
  • , Greg Hilmas

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Abstract

Fibrous monolithic Si 3 N 4 /BN (≈85 vol.% Si 3 N 4 /15 vol.% BN) and monolithic Si 3 N 4 ceramics were compressed at a nearly constant strain rate (ε) at 1200-1400 ⁰C in N 2 . The ε range was ≈1x10 -6 to 5x10 -6 s -1 ; the stress (σ) range was 37-202 MPa. The Si 3 N 4 and the unidirectional fibrous monoliths that were oriented with the long axis of the Si 3 N 4 cells parallel to the compression direction exhibited plasticity at 1300 and 1400 ⁰C, with ε∝σ. A 0/90⁰ cross-ply Si 3 N 4 /BN laminate also exhibited significant plasticity, but it was weaker than the above-mentioned ceramics. The unidirectional fibrous monoliths that were compressed perpendicular to the cell direction fractured at ≈50 MPa in all tests. A ±45⁰ laminate tested at 1300 ⁰C fractured at a stress of ≈40 MPa. Low fracture stress correlated with shear through BN layers.

Keywords

  • Boron compounds
  • Boron nitride
  • Ceramic fibers
  • Compressive deformation
  • Compressive stress
  • Crystal orientation
  • Deformation
  • Fracture testing
  • Laminates
  • Plasticity
  • Silicon nitride
  • Strain rate
  • Stress analysis

Disciplines

  • Materials Science and Engineering

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