Self-healing Al₂O₃ ceramics: Selection and testing of novel healing particles

Alumina (Al2O3) is an attractive ceramic for engineering applications operating at elevated or high temperatures because of its good thermal and chemical resistance. It also maintains high strength and hardness at high temperatures. These desirable properties are due to the strong covalent and ionic bonds existing between its atoms.<br/>However,...

Self-healing of Al₂O₃ containing Ti microparticles

This work explores the possibility of using embedded micron-sized Ti particles to heal surface cracks in alumina and to unravel the evolution of the crack filling process in case of pure solid-state oxidation reactions. The oxidation kinetics of the Ti particles is studied and the results are applied in a simple model for crack-gap filling....

Autonomous high-temperature healing of surface cracks in Al₂O₃ containing Ti₂AlC particles

In this work, the oxidation-induced crack healing of Al₂O₃ containing 20 vol.% of Ti₂AlC MAX phase inclusions as healing particles was studied. The oxidation kinetics of the Ti₂AlC particles having an average diameter of about 10 μm was studied via thermogravimetry and/or differential thermal...

Demonstrating the self-healing behaviour of some selected ceramics under combustion chamber conditions

Closure of surface cracks by self-healing of conventional and MAX phase ceramics under realistic turbulent combustion chamber conditions is presented. Three ceramics namely; Al₂O₃, Ti₂AlC and Cr₂AlC are investigated. Healing was achieved in Al₂O₃ by even dispersion of TiC...

The effect of SiC particle size on the healing efficiency of alumina at high temperatures

Structural ceramics like alumina are usually brittle and sensitive to flaws leading to a reduction in their mechanical properties. This situation is worsened by machining prior to service and during service by contact, which introduces micro cracks and hidden damages. Crack damage can easily be developed in such ceramics when loaded, which often...

The effect of SiC particle size on the healing efficiency of alumina at high temperatures

Structural ceramics like alumina are usually brittle and sensitive to flaws leading to a reduction in their mechanical properties. This situation is worsened by machining prior to service and during service by contact, which introduces micro cracks and hidden damages. Crack damage can easily be developed in such ceramics when loaded, which often...