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Mechanochemically synthesized NbC cermets: Part II. Mechanical properties

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

B. R. Murphy  and
T. H. Courtney
B. R. Murphy
Affiliation:
Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan 49931
T. H. Courtney
Affiliation:
Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan 49931
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Abstract

The mechanical behavior of mechanochemically synthesized NbC cermets was investigated. Material hardnesses range from a high of 19.6 GPa for as-synthesized cermets containing about 4 vol% of Fe to a low of about 4 GPa for heat-treated cermets containing about 34 vol% Cu. Higher hardness generally correlates with lower fracture toughness (about 2 MPa m1/2 for cermets containing the highest percentage of NbC) and vice versa. Highest fracture toughness (about 7.5 MPa m1/2) is found in NbC–18 vol% Fe cermets heat treated extensively following consolidation. Abnormally low fracture toughnesses are found in high-Cu-content cermets in which Cu segregation takes place during heat treatment. Current models of ceramic toughening can be applied to describe the fracture behavior of NbC–Fe cermets.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 14 , Issue 11 , November 1999 , pp. 4285 - 4290
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1999

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