Dy. Park et Jm. Yang, Effect of the microstructure on the mechanical properties of a directionally solidified Y3Al5O12/Al2O3 eutectic fiber, J MATER SCI, 36(23), 2001, pp. 5593-5601
The strength and fracture behaviors of a directionally solidified Y3Al5O12/
Al2O3 eutectic fiber were investigated. The fiber was grown continuously by
an edge-defined film-fed growth (EFG) technique. The microstructure was ch
aracterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SE
M), and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The room temperature tensile
strength and Weibull's modulus of the eutectic fiber before and after heat
treatment at 1460 degreesC were measured. The fracture toughness and crack
propagation behaviors were investigated using an indentation technique. Sig
nificant coarsening of the lamellar microstructure was observed after heat
treatment at 1460 degreesC in air. The degradation of the room temperature
tensile strength in the Y3Al5O12/Al2O3 eutectic fiber after heat treatment
was attributed to the development of surface grooves at the surface of the
fiber. Also, the Y3Al5O12/Al2O3 eutectic fiber showed a radial (Palmqvist)
crack type and exhibited an anisotropic crack propagation behavior during t
he indentation tests. (C) 2001 Kluwer Academic Publishers.