Abstract
Mechanical properties of ceramics, such as hardness, strength, and fracture toughness depend not only on electronic/crystal structures but also on their microstructures. The processing–property–microstructure relations and the principles of microstructural design will be critically reviewed in this section. The mechanical reliability of brittle ceramics is improved by decreasing the flaw size during the sintering process. The continuum theory of sintering is useful to find a way to suppress defects formation. The improvement of toughness is an alternative way to improve reliability. A novel nano/microstructure design was proposed to develop the strong and tough nanocrystalline ceramics recently.
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Wakai, F. (2019). Microstructure Design for Oxide/Non-oxide Ceramics for Structural Applications. In: Setsuhara, Y., Kamiya, T., Yamaura, Si. (eds) Novel Structured Metallic and Inorganic Materials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7611-5_8
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