Residual stresses and transformation toughening in MoSi2 composites reinforced with partially stabilized zirconia

The results of study of the effects of yttria stabilization (0–6 mol.%) on the room-temperature fracture behavior and toughening mechanisms in zirconia-reinforced MoSi₂ are presented in this paper. Transformation toughening is shown to occur only in composites reinforced with zirconia particles stabilized with 2 mol.% yttria. However, the fracture toughness levels are comparable in the other composites with yttria levels between 0 and 6 mol.%. Toughening in the other composites is attributed to the combined effects of residual stress, microcrack shielding/anti-shielding and/or crack deflection. A rigorous micromechanics-based model is presented for the estimation of residual stress levels in brittle materials reinforced with phases that can transform during cooling or under stress. The model is applied successfully to the rationalization of the observed fracture and toughening phenomena.     

Pressureless sintering and characterization of cordierite/ZrO2 composites

Cordierite/ZrO₂ composites with 5 to 25 wt% ZrO₂ were fabricated by conventional powder mixing and pressureless sintering method. Their densification behavior, microstructure, mechanical and thermal properties were studied. By dispersing 25 wt% (9.57 vol%) ZrO₂, densified cordierite/ZrO₂ composite with a relative density of 98.5% was obtained at an optimum sintering condition of 1440 °C and 2 h. ZrO₂ particles were homogenously dispersed within matrix grains and at the grain boundaries. The intragranular particles were finer than 100 nm and the intergranular particles were coarser. Both fracture strength and toughness could be enhanced more than two times higher, compare to those of monolithic cordierite, by dispersing 25 wt% ZrO₂ into the cordierite matrix. The toughening mechanism in the present composites was mainly attributed to martensitic transformation due to ZrO₂ dispersion. Electronic Publication     

Comparison of the toughening behavior of nylon 6 versus an amorphous polyamide using various maleated elastomers

The toughening effect of two types of elastomers based on ethylene/α-olefin copolymers, viz, an ethylene/propylene copolymer (EPR) with its maleated version, EPR-g-MA, and an ethylene/1-octene copolymer (EOR) with its maleated versions, EOR-g-MA-X% (X=0.35, 1.6, 2.5), for two classes of polyamides: semi-crystalline nylon 6 versus an amorphous polyamide (Zytel 330 from DuPont), designated as a-PA, was explored. The results are compared with those reported earlier based on a styrenic triblock copolymer having a hydrogenated midblock, SEBS, and its maleated version, SEBS-g-MA, elastomer system. Izod impact strength was examined as a function of rubber content, rubber particle size and temperature. All three factors influence the impact behavior considerably for the two polyamide matrices. The a-PA is found to require a somewhat lower content of rubber for toughening than nylon 6. Very similar optimum ranges of rubber particle sizes were observed for ternary blends of EOR-g-MA/EOR with each of the two polyamides while blends based on mixtures of EPR-g-MA/EPR and SEBS-g-MA/SEBS (where the total rubber content is 20% by weight) show only an upper limit for a-PA but an optimum range of particle sizes for nylon 6 for effective toughening. Higher EPR-g-MA contents lead to lower ductile-brittle transition temperatures (T_db) as expected; however, a-PA binary blends with EPR-g-MA have a much lower T_db than do nylon 6 blends when the content of the maleated elastomer is not high. A minimum in plots of ductile-brittle transition temperature versus particle size appears for ternary blends of each of the matrices with EOR-g-MA/EOR; blends based on SEBS-g-MA/SEBS, in most cases, show higher ductile-brittle transition temperatures, regardless of the matrix. However, blends with EPR-g-MA/EPR show comparable T_db with those based on EOR-g-MA/EOR for the amorphous polyamide but show the lowest ductile-brittle transition temperatures for nylon 6 within the range of particle sizes examined. For the blends with a bimodal size distribution, the global weight average rubber particle size is inappropriate for correlating the Izod impact strength and ductile-brittle transition temperature. In general, trends for this amorphous polyamide are rather similar to those of semi-crystalline nylon 6.     

氧化锆增韧陶瓷的相变及相变增韧

本文阐述了氧化锆增韧陶瓷（ＺＴＣ）的相变增韧机理，并探讨了热处理工艺对ＺＴＣ的相变及显微组织的影响规律。     

冷硬树脂砂增韧机理的研究

系统地研究了附加物对冷硬树脂砂的增韧作用，探讨了附加物对冷硬树脂砂的增韧机理     

塑料增韧增强技术现状分析及发展趋势

主要介绍了塑料增韧增强的技术研究现状,并例举了相关增韧增强材料的功能和特性,分析了今后塑料增韧增强发展的方向。     

PA6/POE/SWR-3A超韧共混改性的研究

采用SWR-3A（POE—g—MAH）作为增容剂，研究了POE对PA6／POE／SWR-3A共混物的力学性能、耐热性和流变性能的影响。结果表明：在12．5份增容剂SWR-3A存在的条件下，随着POE 8150用量增大，共混物的缺口冲击强度不断增大，而拉伸强度、维卡耐热温度、表观粘度降低。当POE 8150用量超过12．5份时，共混物达到超韧。在PA6／POE／SWR-3A共混体系中，SWR-3A具有增容和增韧的双重作用。     

树脂合金化改性环氧树脂研究

综述了环氧树脂的树脂合金化增韧改性,着重讨论了热塑性树脂、热致液晶聚合物和互穿网络结构等环氧树脂增韧改性新技术。     

晶须镁盐/POE/聚丙烯共混体系力学性能的研究

采用晶须镁盐、POE、聚丙烯（PP）研制改性PP复合材料；讨论了晶须镁盐和增韧剂POE改性PP的机理；对改性PP进行了力学性能测试；分析了改性PP的微观结构。实验结果表明，晶须镁盐和POE并用能对PP产生良好的增韧增强作用。     

有机玻璃的增韧研究

研究了不同聚合方法制备的聚丙烯酸丁酯（PBA）对浇铸型有机玻璃（PMMA）的增韧改性，研究结果表明，当PBA以纳米粒子簇分散在PMMA基体中时，对PMMA有较好的增韧改性效果。当PMMA中无皂乳液聚合PBA（e-PBA)的质量分数为0.5%时。改性PMMA的冲击强度比基体提高38%。SEM观察表明，本体聚合PBA（b-PBA)橡胶粒子以独特的纳米簇状结构均匀分布在PMMA基体中，大量的微裂纹以b-PBA粒子为中心呈放射状向外辐射，这些微裂纹在试样破坏的过程中吸收了大量的冲击能，使改性PMMA韧性得以提高。