XA16 ( Al2O3 )

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Material Summary:

[Ref. 1,2,3] Manufacturer: Alcoa Material Designation: XA16 Material Form: Polycrystalline Composition: Al2O3 Processing: Sintered at various temperatures and times.

References:

[1] L. A. Simpson, "Effect of Microstructure on Measurements of Fracture Energy of Al2O3" Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Vol. 56, No. 1, pp. 7-11 (1973). [2] L. A. Simpson, "Microstructural Considerations for the Application of Fracture Mechanics Techniques" Fracture Mechanics of Ceramics, Vol. 2, pp. 567-577 (1974). [3] A. G. Evans and G. Tappin, "Effects of Microstructure on the Stress to Propagate Inherent Flaws" Proceedings of the British Ceramic Society, No. 20, pp. 275-297 (1972).

Property Table:

Temperature = 23 °C Grain Porosity Fracture Fracture Measurement Measurement Comments Size Toughness Energy Method Environment [µm] [%] [MPa·m1/2] [J/m2] ------ -------- ------------ --------- ----------- ----------- ---------------------------- 0.53 10 11.5(20) WOF air Ref. 1; Connected porosity 11.9(17) SENB 1.3 8 15.3(28) SENB 15.8(15) SENB 17.9(22) WOF 0.89 6 26.8(15) SENB 1.5 6 15(3) WOF 22.5(20) SENB 1.8 6 27.1(41) SENB 1.3 5 31.4(83) SENB -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.3 5 22.7(31) WOF air Ref. 1; Partially connected porosity 22.6(10) SENB 4.1 5 23.1(14) WOF 24.5(46) SENB 1.8 2.5 30 WOF(extrapolated) 22.2(9) SENB 1.9 2.5 26 WOF(extrapolated) 25.1(31) SENB 2.6 2.5 24.7(28) SENB -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3 4.1 36.7(60) SENB air Ref. 1; Closed porosity 1.3 2.9 35 WOF(extrapolated) 43.2(14) SENB 2.7 2.9 38.0(32) SENB 3.7 2.0 36.3(20) SENB 5.0 1.2 36.5(12) SENB 7.2 1.0 31.1(25) SENB 14.1 1.5 47.3(16) WOF 30.0(28) SENB 15.6 4.0 38.9(28) WOF 17.8 3.0 38.6(44) SENB 18.5 1.5 39.6(31) SENB 22.8 3.5 36.2(20) WOF 22.6(14) SENB 22.8 2.0 30.0(32) SENB -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 22.5(30) SENB air Ref. 2 20.8(11) DCB 20 21.1(20) SENB 38.8(30) DCB -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 5 20(4) SENB air Ref. 3 30 5 20(4) SENB 100 5 10(3) SENB 3 20 16(4) SENB 3 50 10(3) SENB --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



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