Hydrogen defects in alpha-Al2O3 and water weakening of sapphire and alumina ceramics between 600 and 1000 degrees C - II. - Mechanical properties Academic Article

abstract

• Hydrogen impurities in alumina have been introduced by hydrothermal annealing (see part I). In this paper, we report on reductions in the flow strength of -Al2O3 single crystals and polycrystals associated with hydrogen incorporation. Prior to deformation, -Al2O3 single crystal and ceramic specimens were annealed in the presence of supercritical water at 850 or 900C, under 1500 MPa pressure. Sapphire and alumina ceramics were plastically deformed between 600 and 1000C under 1500 MPa pressure, by the addition of a uniaxial stress. Flow stresses are reduced by a factor of two, due to the presence of water, for sapphire and large grain (30-50 m) polycrystals, as a result of enhanced dislocation mobility. Flow stresses of fine-grained (3-5 m) polycrystals are reduced by water by a factor of six. This large reduction in strength is attributed to a change in mechanism from dislocation glide under dry conditions to grain boundary sliding under hydrothermal conditions.

authors

• Kronenberg, Andreas

published proceedings

• ACTA MATERIALIA

author list (cited authors)

• Castaing, J., Kronenberg, A. K., Kirby, S. H., & Mitchell, T. E.

citation count

• 25

complete list of authors

• Castaing, J||Kronenberg, AK||Kirby, SH||Mitchell, TE

publication date

• April 2000

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• ACTA MATERIALIA  Journal

keywords

• Dislocation Mobility
• Mechanical Properties
• Stress-strain Relationship Measurements
• Structural Ceramics
• Transmission Electron Microsopy (TEM)

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/S1359-6454(99)00449-8

start page

• 1495

end page

• 1504

volume

• 48

issue

• 7

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1016%2Fs1359-6454%2899%2900449-8