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Role of Deformable Fine Spinel Particles in High-Strain-Rate Superplastic Flow of Tetragonal ZrO2
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 March 2011
Abstract
The role of MgAl2O4 spinel particle dispersion in high-strain-rate superplasticity (HSRS) of tetragonal ZrO2 was examined by characterizing microstructural changes during deformation. The dispersed spinel particles elongate with strain along tensile direction and the elongation tends to be pronounced with increasing strain rate. In the elongated spinel particles, intragranular dislocations lying along the elongated direction were observed, suggesting that the elongation relates to the dislocation motion. The flow behavior characterized by a stress exponent of ≈ 2.0 suggests that grain boundary sliding (GBS) is the predominant flow mechanism. The dislocation-induced plasticity in the spinel particles may assist the relaxation of stress concentrations exerted by GBS, leading to HSRS in tetragonal ZrO2.
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