Yield Strength of Transparent MgAl2O4 Nano-Ceramic at High Pressure and Temperature.
We report here experimental results of yield strength and stress relaxation measurements of transparent MgAl2O4 nano-ceramics at high pressure and temperature. During compression at ambient temperature, the differential strain deduced from peak broadening increased significantly with pressure up to 2 GPa, with no clear indication of strain saturation. However, by then, warming the sample above 400°C under 4 GPa, stress relaxation was obviously observed, and all subsequent plastic deformation cycles are characterized again by peak broadening. Our results reveal a remarkable reduction in yield strength as the sintering temperature increases from 400 to 900°C. The low temperature for the onset of stress relaxation has attracted attention regarding the performance of transparent MgAl2O4 nano-ceramics as an engineering material.
Zhang
Jie
J
Department of Physics and Key Laboratory for Radiation Physics and Technology of Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, 610064, Chengdu, People's Republic of China. lutiecheng@scu.edu.cn.
Lu
Tiecheng
T
Chang
Xianghui
X
Jiang
Shengli
S
Wei
Nian
N
Qi
Jianqi
J