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In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) Investigation of Fracture Mechanisms in a Calcium Aluminate MDF Cement.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

O. O. Popoola
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801.
W. M. Kriven
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801.
J. F. Young
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801.
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Abstract

Fracture mechanisms in calcium aluminate macro-defect-free-cement were studied by in situ deformation in the TEM. Fracture occurred predominantly at the cement / polymer interface. The toughening mechanism involved crack bridging at the interphase / polymer interface. XPS studies of the chemistry of the interphase revealed it to be made up of an AlOC complex in addition to the amorphous hydration product phase.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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