ISSN:
1551-2916
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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Physics
Notes:
Gel-derived oxycarbide glasses have atomic network structures similar to that of vitreous silica glass but with carbon-rich regions consisting of CSi4 tetrahedra and C–Si–O bonds finely dispersed in the glass. Therefore, oxycarbide glasses exhibit the so-called “anomalous” hardness behavior, similar to silica-rich glasses, with a substantial densification–strain component beneath the indenter. However, the role of carbon is twofold: on the one hand, the covalently bonded carbon atoms slightly affect the behavior, similar to the way network modifiers affect the behavior of silicate glasses, and favor a “normal” indentation behavior; and on the other hand, the free carbon, forming turbostratic graphite domains, provides easy crack initiation sites and low-energy fracture paths. Almost concentric shear steps and microcracks, which follow the turbostratic graphite domains, are observed after indentation. The ultimate coalescence of the microcracks produces Hertzian-type cone cracks.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1151-2916.2001.tb00991.x
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