Mechanical Properties and Damage Tolerance of Bulk Yb₃Al₅O₁₂ Ceramic

Xiaofei Wang^1,2，Huimin Xiang¹，Xin Sun¹，Jiachen Liu²，Feng Hou²，Yanchun Zhou¹

1. Science and Technology of Advanced Functional Composite Laboratory,Aerospace Research Institute of Materials and Processing Technology2. Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education,School of Materials Science and Engineering,Tianjin University

摘 要：Yb₃Al₅O₁₂ has potential applications as thermal barrier coatings（TBCs） because it shows low thermal conductivity and close thermal expansion coefficient to nickel-based superalloys.As a prospective TBC material,besides superior thermal properties,the mechanical properties are also important.In this paper,we present the mechanical properties of Yb₃Al₅O₁₂ including elastic moduli,hardness,strength,and fracture toughness.The Young’s modulus of Yb₃Al₅O₁₂ is 282 GPa.The shear-modulus-to-bulkmodulus ratio of Yb₃Al₅O₁₂ is 0.63,which indicates relatively low shear deformation resistance.In addition,Yb₃Al₅O₁₂ exhibits high strength and fracture toughness but low hardness compared to yttria stabilized zirconia（YSZ）,the most successful TBC material.SEM observation reveals that the fracture surface of Yb₃Al₅O₁₂ displays "layered structure feature",which is caused by crack deflection.Investigation based on Hertzian contact test demonstrates that Yb₃Al₅O₁₂ is a damage-tolerant ceramic.Crack deflection and bridging can arouse shear faults,dissipate the local damage energy,and restrict the crack propagation within the material,which play an important role in enhancing the damage tolerance.The superior mechanical properties and good damage tolerance ensure Yb₃Al₅O₁₂ a promising candidate for TBC applications.

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