Topological interlocking and damage mechanisms in periodic Ti 2 AlC-Al building block composites

Martin Stumpf, Xiaomeng Fan, Jonas Biggemann, Peter Greil, Tobias Fey

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Abstract

Ceramic Ti 2 AlC building blocks of 4 × 1.24 × 1.24 mm³ size were prepared by injection molding and assembled to brick-and-mortar structures with tetragonal, monoclinic and triclinic unit cells. The single building blocks were bonded with an Al-loaded polysiloxane adhesive, which was afterwards pyrolized. Afterwards the 3D-assemblies were infiltrated with an Al-melt to fabricate dense 0–3 ceramic-metal composites. The influence of the unit cell of the resulting Ti 2 AlC-Al composites was investigated regarding the mechanical properties and damage mechanisms in bending tests. The developed near-net shape fabrication process shows great potential to manufacture structured ceramic-metal composites with high toughness and complex shape. Due to their ductile behavior scaffold applications are possible. The calculated initial fracture toughness of monolithic Ti 2 AlC could be improved from 5.0 MPa m 0.5 to 14.5 MPa m 0.5 for the monoclinic assembly and 14.7 MPa m 0.5 for the triclinic assembly, corresponding to an increase of 191%.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2003-2009
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of the European Ceramic Society
Volume39
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Brick-and-mortar composites
  • Building blocks
  • MAX-Phase
  • Scaffold
  • Topological toughening

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