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The Vickers indentation zones in Al2O3-SiC-TiC ceramics were studied by sca
nning laser photodeflection and photoacoustic microscopy. The method of pho
toacoustic microscopy with piezoelectric detector (PAMPD) is sensitive to t
he internal stress distribution in the material. The effect of annealing on
the PAMPD signal of the Al2O3-SiC-TiC ceramics was studied. An increase in
the annealing time is accompanied by decrease in the PAMPD response from t
he vertices of radial cracks. (C) 2001 MAIK "Nauka/ Interperiodica".