抄録
We report that polycrystalline cubic-Si3N4 with a spinel structure and low oxygen concentration (<0.5 wt%) shows Vickers hardness of 43 GPa when measured with the indentation load of 10 mN. The hardness decreases with the increase of the indentation load, which can be ascribed to the presence of weak grain boundaries. The high hardness can be well explained by its large shear modulus as predicted by first-principles calculations.
本文言語 | English |
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ページ(範囲) | 731-733 |
ページ数 | 3 |
ジャーナル | Journal of Materials Research |
巻 | 17 |
号 | 4 |
DOI | |
出版ステータス | Published - 2002 4月 |
外部発表 | はい |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- 材料科学(全般)
- 凝縮系物理学
- 材料力学
- 機械工学