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The Mechanical Properties at High Temperatures of SiC Whisker-Reinforced Alumina

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Creep tests were conducted at temperatures from 1673 to 1823 K on samples of Al2O3 containing 9.3, 18 and 30 vol % SiC whiskers. The results show that the strains to failure tend to decrease and the stress exponents for the steady-state creep rates tend to increase with increasing volume percentages of SiC whiskers.

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Xia, K., Langdon, T.G. The Mechanical Properties at High Temperatures of SiC Whisker-Reinforced Alumina. MRS Online Proceedings Library 120, 265–270 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-120-265

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