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The technology and mechanical characteristics of composite ceramic materials strengthened by discrete and continuous fibers of silicon carbide are described. The introduction of an 8% volume fraction of continuous SiC fibers into cordierite increases its strength by almost a factor of 2. Among composites strengthened by SiC whisker the highest density is exhibited by materials with a matrix of Al2O3 - ZrO2 (580 MPa). Materials with matrices of Al2O3 and synthetic mullite have mean ultimate bending strengths of 460 and 420 MPa, respectively. The microstructures of the materials are described.
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Translated from Ogneupory, No. 8, pp. 3 – 6, August, 1995.
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Galakhov, A.V., Pankov, G.A. & Fomina, G.A. Composite ceramic materials with SiC fiber. Refractories 36, 235–237 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02227392
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