Abstract
Boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs)/silicon nitride composites were fabricated by hot pressing. The fracture toughness of the composite containing 1.5. wt% BNNTs increases about 40% than that of the monolithic. The BNNTs pullout, BNNTs necking and the development of elongated grains are the main responsible factors for the toughness improvement.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 16-20 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Materials Science & Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing |
| Volume | 590 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 10 Jan 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51272132 ) and Independent Innovation Foundation of Shandong University ( 2012TS213 ).
Keywords
- Boron nitride nanotubes
- Composites
- Hot pressing
- Silicon nitride
- Toughening
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering