Design and Mechanical Properties of ZTA–Niobium Composites with Reduced Graphene Oxide
Niobium–graphene oxide–zirconia-toughened alumina (ZTA) composites were produced by wet mixing and spark plasma sintering. The microstructure and mechanical properties of this novel composite have been studied. The results show that niobium particles are homogeneously dispersed in the ZTA matrix. Ra...
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| author | Sergey Grigoriev Oleg Yanushevich Natella Krikheli Olga Kramar Yuri Pristinskiy Nestor Washington Solis Pinargote Pavel Peretyagin Anton Smirnov |
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| description | Niobium–graphene oxide–zirconia-toughened alumina (ZTA) composites were produced by wet mixing and spark plasma sintering. The microstructure and mechanical properties of this novel composite have been studied. The results show that niobium particles are homogeneously dispersed in the ZTA matrix. Raman spectroscopy confirmed the thermal reduction in graphene oxide during sintering. The presence of ductile metal and graphene flakes leads to an increase in the crack resistance value of the ZTA matrix. The developed composites demonstrate a fracture toughness of 16 MPa∙m<sup>1/2</sup>, which is three times higher than ZTA ceramic composites. The high toughness values found in this new composite are a consequence of the strong interaction between the simultaneous action of several toughening mechanisms, specifically involving crack trapping, crack blunting, crack renucleation, and the bridging mechanisms of the metallic and graphene particles. Moreover, this increase has also occurred due to the enhancement of the transformability of zirconia in ceramic–metal composites. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-07c835c1f645492ca389d9eee3d8de422025-08-20T02:11:01ZengMDPI AGCeramics2571-61312025-02-01811510.3390/ceramics8010015Design and Mechanical Properties of ZTA–Niobium Composites with Reduced Graphene OxideSergey Grigoriev0Oleg Yanushevich1Natella Krikheli2Olga Kramar3Yuri Pristinskiy4Nestor Washington Solis Pinargote5Pavel Peretyagin6Anton Smirnov7Spark Plasma Sintering Research Laboratory, Moscow State University of Technology “STANKIN”, Vadkovsky per. 1, Moscow 127055, RussiaScientific Department, Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education, Russian University of Medicine of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Dolgorukovskaya Str. 4, Moscow 127006, RussiaScientific Department, Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education, Russian University of Medicine of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Dolgorukovskaya Str. 4, Moscow 127006, RussiaScientific Department, Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education, Russian University of Medicine of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Dolgorukovskaya Str. 4, Moscow 127006, RussiaSpark Plasma Sintering Research Laboratory, Moscow State University of Technology “STANKIN”, Vadkovsky per. 1, Moscow 127055, RussiaSpark Plasma Sintering Research Laboratory, Moscow State University of Technology “STANKIN”, Vadkovsky per. 1, Moscow 127055, RussiaSpark Plasma Sintering Research Laboratory, Moscow State University of Technology “STANKIN”, Vadkovsky per. 1, Moscow 127055, RussiaSpark Plasma Sintering Research Laboratory, Moscow State University of Technology “STANKIN”, Vadkovsky per. 1, Moscow 127055, RussiaNiobium–graphene oxide–zirconia-toughened alumina (ZTA) composites were produced by wet mixing and spark plasma sintering. The microstructure and mechanical properties of this novel composite have been studied. The results show that niobium particles are homogeneously dispersed in the ZTA matrix. Raman spectroscopy confirmed the thermal reduction in graphene oxide during sintering. The presence of ductile metal and graphene flakes leads to an increase in the crack resistance value of the ZTA matrix. The developed composites demonstrate a fracture toughness of 16 MPa∙m<sup>1/2</sup>, which is three times higher than ZTA ceramic composites. The high toughness values found in this new composite are a consequence of the strong interaction between the simultaneous action of several toughening mechanisms, specifically involving crack trapping, crack blunting, crack renucleation, and the bridging mechanisms of the metallic and graphene particles. Moreover, this increase has also occurred due to the enhancement of the transformability of zirconia in ceramic–metal composites.https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6131/8/1/15graphenegraphene oxidealuminazirconianiobiumspark plasma sintering |
| spellingShingle | Sergey Grigoriev Oleg Yanushevich Natella Krikheli Olga Kramar Yuri Pristinskiy Nestor Washington Solis Pinargote Pavel Peretyagin Anton Smirnov Design and Mechanical Properties of ZTA–Niobium Composites with Reduced Graphene Oxide Ceramics graphene graphene oxide alumina zirconia niobium spark plasma sintering |
| title | Design and Mechanical Properties of ZTA–Niobium Composites with Reduced Graphene Oxide |
| title_full | Design and Mechanical Properties of ZTA–Niobium Composites with Reduced Graphene Oxide |
| title_fullStr | Design and Mechanical Properties of ZTA–Niobium Composites with Reduced Graphene Oxide |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design and Mechanical Properties of ZTA–Niobium Composites with Reduced Graphene Oxide |
| title_short | Design and Mechanical Properties of ZTA–Niobium Composites with Reduced Graphene Oxide |
| title_sort | design and mechanical properties of zta niobium composites with reduced graphene oxide |
| topic | graphene graphene oxide alumina zirconia niobium spark plasma sintering |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6131/8/1/15 |
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