CHARACTERIZING THE SURFACE-CONTACT BEHAVIOR OF CERAMICS .2. CHEMO-MECHANICAL EFFECTS

Journal article

The effect of chemical environment (a homologous series of n-alcohols) on the near-surface hardness and wear behaviour of two glass-bonded ceramics has been investigated. A change by upto a factor of two in both these parameters may be observed, with a good correlation between them. The indentation fracture behaviour of one material was also studied, and the environmental dependence of crack length suggests a slow crack-growth mechanism. The results show that the near-surface mechanical properties of ceramics may be modified by environmental means. © 1987 Chapman and Hall Ltd.

Authors: Czernuszka, J; Page, T

• Publication status: Published
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
• Journal: JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
• Volume: 22
• Issue: 11
• Pages: 3917-3923
• Publication date: 1987-11-01
• DOI: 10.1007/BF01133340
• EISSN: 1573-4803
• ISSN: 0022-2461
• Language: English