Abstract
The impact of microstructure on hardness in phase-separated calcium aluminosilicate glasses is investigated. Changes in hardness are governed by microstructure deformations that occur during indentation. Phase separation leads to decreased hardness due to the incongruent yielding of the droplet and matrix phases. Moreover, the deformation of microstructures possessing dilute, spherical droplets did not have a significant impact on hardness. Microstructures characterized by concentrated, acicular droplets were found to deform through a process of droplet coalescence. This process absorbs additional energy during yielding and results in glasses that deform through droplet coalescence possessing improved hardness.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 4605-4616 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal of the American Ceramic Society |
Volume | 106 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2023 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Ceramics and Composites
- Materials Chemistry