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Characterization of the Microstructure and Mechanical Behavior of Intact and Damaged Alumina
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Advanced ceramics such as alumina serve a critical role as a structural material in many applications (e.g., light-weight turbine blades, ultrasonic cutting, and body armor). To improve their performance in these applications, it is important to understand how microstructural features affect the...
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2020-07-01
Lo, Calvin, Sano, Tomoko, Hogan, James D.
We investigated the uniaxial compressive behavior of damaged and intact alumina using quantitative X-ray computed tomography (XCT) analysis coupled with digital image correlation (DIC) for mechanical characterization. Internal three-dimensional crack characteristics such as crack surface area and...
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2021-03-01
Koch, Brendan M.L., Lo, Calvin, Li, Haoyang, Sano, Tomoko, Ligda, Jonathan, Hogan, James D.
This paper explores the compressive responses of alumina ceramics subjected to various levels of pre-damage via internal cracking. Pre-damage is achieved by subjecting the samples to thermal shock. Mechanical loading is performed using a load frame for quasi-static strain rates and a Kolsky bar...
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2017-04-01
Hogan, James D., Farbaniec, Lukasz, Mallick, Debjoy, Domnich, Vladislav, Kuwelkar, Kanak, Sano, Tomoko, McCauley, James W., Ramesh, Kaliat T.
In this paper, the impact-induced fragmentation of a commercially available hot-pressed boron carbide is explored. Fragmentation has been noted previously by many authors to be important in the impact performance of advanced ceramics, and so this paper seeks to provide some of the first...
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High strength particulate aluminum matrix composite design: Synergistic strengthening strategy
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Shao, Chenwei, Lo, Calvin, Bhagavathula, Kapil, McDonald, André, Hogan, James D.
Aluminum-alumina (Al–Al2O3) composites with ultrahigh strength were designed by combining dispersion strengthening via the addition of Al2O3 particles and matrix strengthening via in situ strain hardening. Cold spraying additive manufacturing technology was applied to fabricate the composites....
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Microstructural and mechanical characterization of variability in porous advanced ceramics using X-ray computed tomography and digital image correlation.
Download2019-01-01
Lo, Calvin, Sano, Tomoko, Hogan, James D.
This paper explores microstructural and mechanical variability in porous ceramics, combining advanced X-ray computed tomography (XCT) and digital image correlation (DIC) techniques to characterize an alumina material. The results show low variability in microstructure, with median pore size...
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On the evaluation of mechanical properties and ballistic performance of two variants of boron carbide
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Lo, Calvin, Li, Haoyang, Toussaint, Geneviève, Hogan, James D.
A comparative study on the microstructure, rate-dependent compressive behavior, and ballistic performance of commercially available pressureless sintered boron carbide-titanium diboride (material Z) and hot-pressed boron carbide (material S) was conducted. Under quasi-static compression at rates...
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Quasi-static confined uniaxial compaction of granular alumina and boron carbide observing the particle size effects
Download2019-10-25
Nicewicz, Piotr, Peciar, Peter, Macho, Oliver, Sano, Tomoko, Hogan, James D.
The quasi-static confined uniaxial compaction of granular alumina and boron carbide was studied, and the effect of triaxial stress on the materials as a function of increasing particle size was observed. The average particle sizes studied for granular alumina were 170 ± 63, 230 ± 55, 330 ± 67,...
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The effects of defects on the uniaxial compressive strength and failure of an advanced ceramic
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Ramesh, K., Farbaniec, Lukasz, Hogan, James D., Sano, Tomoko, Shaeffer, Matthew
This study investigates the effects of the processing-induced defect population on the dynamic compressive strength and failure of a hot-pressed boron carbide. Quantitative microscopic analysis was used to determine the distributions of three types of processing-induced inhomogeneities: aluminum...