Weller, M.
and Ledbetter, H.
(1994),
Temperature-Dependent Yourn's Modulus of an SIC<sub>w</sub>/Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Composite, Journal of Materials Science (Accessed June 5, 2026)
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Temperature-Dependent Yourn's Modulus of an SICw/Al2O3 Composite
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Author(s)
M Weller,
Abstract
Using a computer-controlled resonant-bar apparatus at frequencies near 5 kHz, we determined the temperature-dependent (86-732 K) Young's modulus of a ceramic-ceramic composite with a 0.30 volume fraction of SiC whiskers in an Al2O3 matrix. Using a megahertz-frequency pulse-echo method, it was verified that the composite shows little anisotropy (variation of the elastic properties with direction). Using a scattered - plane-wave ensemble-average method, we modeled the ambient-temperature elastic constants and found good model-observation agreement. To model the behavior of the Young's modulus with temperature, Varshni's three-parameter relationship for Einstein-oscillator monocrystals was used. Again, good model-observation agreement was found. The mechanical-loss spectrum showed no remarkable features, indicating good whisker-matrix interface properties up to 732 K.Citation
Journal of Materials Science
Volume
30
Pub Type
Journals
Keywords
ceramic composite, composite, elastic constants, low temperatures, Young's modulus
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Created February 28, 1994, Updated October 12, 2021