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| author | Wang Ramírez Watts Borrero-Lopez Ortiz Sheldon Padture |
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| contents | <p>There is growing interest in using 2D graphene-related reinforcements to toughen brittle ceramics in nanocomposites. However, there is a lack of fundamental understanding of the toughening mechanisms and microstructural effects in such nanocomposites. To address this paucity, fully-dense nanocomposites of aluminum oxide (Al2O3) matrix and reduced graphene-oxide (rGO) reinforcements (~5 vol%) of different average-thicknesses and orientations are fabricated and characterized. The interactions between stably propagating cracks and rGO in the Al2O3/rGO nanocomposites are observed in situ inside a scanning electron microscope (SEM). Toughening by pullout of thick rGO in the crack-tip wake in the cross-section orientation is found to be the most effective, which is consistent with the highest fracture toughness (KIC~6.7 MPa.m0.5) measured in those Al2O3/rGO nanocomposites. Interestingly, upon unloading and reloading, the intact rGO crack-bridges appear to crinkle and uncrinkle without a remnant crease, respectively, which is a unique deformation property of multi-layer graphene-like materials. This points to a possible new cyclic-fatigue resistance mechanism in those nanocomposites. Sliding-wear properties of the Al2O3/rGO nanocomposites are also studied, where the hardness and microstructural heterogeneities are found to play dominant roles. The results from this study have implications for the creation of high-toughness, fatigue-resistant, and wear-resistant graphene-reinforced ceramic nanocomposites of the future.</p> |
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| spellingShingle | Fracture, fatigue, and sliding-wear behavior of nanocomposites of alumina and reduced graphene-oxide Wang Ramírez Watts Borrero-Lopez Ortiz Sheldon Padture <p>There is growing interest in using 2D graphene-related reinforcements to toughen brittle ceramics in nanocomposites. However, there is a lack of fundamental understanding of the toughening mechanisms and microstructural effects in such nanocomposites. To address this paucity, fully-dense nanocomposites of aluminum oxide (Al2O3) matrix and reduced graphene-oxide (rGO) reinforcements (~5 vol%) of different average-thicknesses and orientations are fabricated and characterized. The interactions between stably propagating cracks and rGO in the Al2O3/rGO nanocomposites are observed in situ inside a scanning electron microscope (SEM). Toughening by pullout of thick rGO in the crack-tip wake in the cross-section orientation is found to be the most effective, which is consistent with the highest fracture toughness (KIC~6.7 MPa.m0.5) measured in those Al2O3/rGO nanocomposites. Interestingly, upon unloading and reloading, the intact rGO crack-bridges appear to crinkle and uncrinkle without a remnant crease, respectively, which is a unique deformation property of multi-layer graphene-like materials. This points to a possible new cyclic-fatigue resistance mechanism in those nanocomposites. Sliding-wear properties of the Al2O3/rGO nanocomposites are also studied, where the hardness and microstructural heterogeneities are found to play dominant roles. The results from this study have implications for the creation of high-toughness, fatigue-resistant, and wear-resistant graphene-reinforced ceramic nanocomposites of the future.</p> |
| title | Fracture, fatigue, and sliding-wear behavior of nanocomposites of alumina and reduced graphene-oxide |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18256695 |