Porous silica and carbon derived materials from rice husk pyrolysis char

Y Shen, P Zhao, Q Shao - Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2014 - Elsevier
Biomass pyrolysis is considered one of the most promising technologies for production of
sustainable fuels. Rice husk ash (RHA) contains over 60% silica, 10–40% carbon and minor …

Structural ceramic nanocomposites

M Sternitzke - Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 1997 - Elsevier
Structural ceramic nanocomposites are reviewed with emphasis on the Al 2O 3SiC and Si
3N 4SiC systems. The incorporation of a nanosized second phase, such as SiC, into a …

Evaluated material properties for a sintered alpha‐alumina

RG Munro - Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Results of a data evaluation exercise are presented for a particular specification of sintered
alpha‐alumina (mass fraction of Al2O3,≥ 0.995; relative density (rho/rhotheoretical),≥ 0.98; …

Strengthening and toughening mechanisms of ceramic nanocomposites

T Ohji, YK Jeong, YH Choa… - Journal of the American …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Crack‐tip bridging by particles is considered to be one of the primary strengthening
mechanisms of ceramic nanocomposites. Small, brittle particulate inclusions have been …

Reduction and sintering of a nickel–dispersed‐alumina composite and its properties

T Sekino, T Nakajima, S Ueda… - Journal of the American …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
High‐density nickel–dispersed‐alumina (Al2O3/nickel) composites with superior
mechanical properties were obtained by the hydrogen reduction and the hot pressing of …

Multi-walled carbon nanotube/nanostructured zirconia composites: Outstanding mechanical properties in a wide range of temperature

M Mazaheri, D Mari, ZR Hesabi, R Schaller… - Composites science and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)/nanostructured zirconia composites with a
homogenous distribution of different MWCNT quantities (ranging within 0.5–5wt.%) were …

High-temperature bending strength, internal friction and stiffness of ZrB2–20 vol% SiC ceramics

J Zou, GJ Zhang, CF Hu, T Nishimura, Y Sakka… - Journal of the European …, 2012 - Elsevier
Dense ZrB2–20vol% SiC ceramics (ZS) were fabricated by hot pressing using self-
synthesized high purity ZrB2 and commercial SiC powders as raw materials. The high …

Particle/matrix interface and its role in creep inhibition in alumina/silicon carbide nanocomposites

T Ohji, T Hirano, A Nakahira… - Journal of the American …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
This study focuses on interfacial bonding between intergranular silicon carbide particles and
an alumina matrix, to determine the creep inhibition mechanism of alumina/silicon carbide …

Relationship between wear rate, surface pullout and microstructure during abrasive wear of alumina and alumina/SiC nanocomposites

JL Ortiz-Merino, RI Todd - Acta Materialia, 2005 - Elsevier
Aluminas and alumina/SiC composites with systematic variations in microstructure were
subjected to an abrasive wear test. The wear rate, area fraction of pullout by brittle fracture …

Revisiting the mechanical behavior of alumina/silicon carbide nanocomposites

J Perez-Rigueiro, JY Pastor, J Llorca, M Elices… - Acta materialia, 1998 - Elsevier
The microstructure and mechanical properties of three Al2O3/SiC nanocomposites
containing different average particle size (200 and 800nm) and volume fraction (5 and 20%) …