Crack Healing Behavior of SiC Whisker Reinforced Si3N4 Composite

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SiC whisker reinforced Si3N4 composite was used for studying crack healing behavior. Surface crack and straight-through crack were introduced on the tensile surface of specimens by Vickers hardness indenter and single edge pre-crack beam method. The cracked specimens were heat-treated at 1000 , 1100 , 1200 and 1300 for 1 hour in air. Bending strength was measured at room temperature by three point bending tests system. It was investigated that the best heat treatment temperature of Si3N4/SiC whisker composite is 1200 -1300 . The relationship between bending strength and logarithm of crack area was near linear and parabola in original and heat-treated specimens, respectively. Crack healing behavior was analyzed by oxidation filling model according to oxidation kinetics.

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