Journal article
Elastic and Mechanical Properties of Polycrystalline Transparent Yttria as Determined by Indentation Techniques
Journal of the American Ceramic Society, v 93(7), pp 2028-2034
01 Jul 2010
Abstract
The Young's modulus (E) and nanoindentation (NI) stress-strain curves of fully dense, transparent yttria were determined using a nano-indenter capable of continually measuring the stiffness (S). Two hemispherical indenters with radii of 1.4 and 5 mu m were used, in addition to a Berkovich tip. The E values-calculated from the S vs. a (contact radius) curves obtained with both spherical indenters (158-171 GPa) were approximate to 5% lower than the 176 GPa dynamic modulus measured on the same sample using ultrasound. Depending on range of penetration depths, the Berkovich modulus was approximate to 1%-5% higher than the dynamic modulus. When the NI load-displacement curves were converted to NI stress-strain curves, the yield point obtained was 7 +/- 1 GPa. This value was approximate to 20% and approximate to 33% lower than the Vickers and Berkovich hardness values measured on the same sample, respectively. The Vickers microhardness values (8.8 +/- 0.2 GPa) and the fracture toughness extracted from the latter (1.5 +/- 0.3 MPa center dot m1/2) are in good agreement with published results on samples with comparable microstructures. The strain hardening rates were almost identical for both tips; no tip size effect was observed. Based on this work, we conclude that S vs. a plots are a powerful, and relatively simple, technique to measure the Young's moduli of polycrystalline ceramics and other hard solids. The fact that one also obtains NI stress--strain curves is a distinct advantage over the more commonly used Berkovich tip.
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- Title
- Elastic and Mechanical Properties of Polycrystalline Transparent Yttria as Determined by Indentation Techniques
- Creators
- Ismail C. Albayrak - Drexel UniversitySandip Basu - Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyAaron Sakulich - Drexel UniversityOri Yeheskel - Drexel UniversityMichel W. Barsoum - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Journal of the American Ceramic Society, v 93(7), pp 2028-2034
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 7
- Grant note
- W911NF-07-1-0628 / Army Research Office
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000278914500038
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-77953789986
- Other Identifier
- 991019168102104721
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- Materials Science, Ceramics