High temperature plasticity of fine-grained ceramics (ZrO2, Al2O3, etc) is usually associated with a grain boundary sliding process. The aim of the present research is then to improve the high-temperature mechanical strength of polycrystalline zirconia (3Y-TZP) through the insertion of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) or silicon carbide whiskers (SiCw), which are susceptible to pin the grain boundaries. The effect of these nano-sized particles on grain boundary sliding has been studied by mechanical spectroscopy.
Paul Muralt, Ramin Matloub Aghdam, Silviu Cosmin Sandu, Stefan Mertin, Mohammad Fazel Parsapour Kolour, Vladimir Pashchenko
Maxime Alain Baptiste Mieszala