Multilayer ceramic composites with high failure resistance

Laminated HfC–SiC ceramics produced by aqueous tape casting and hot pressing

“…particles, whiskers, fibers or phase transformation reinforcements [12,13]. Fiberreinforced ceramic composites have been demonstrated to significantly improve the strength and toughness of the ceramics [14,15]. However, it is well known that the fabrication of fiber-reinforced ceramics is complex, time-consuming and expensive [16].…”

Mechanical behavior and failure mechanisms of boron carbide based three-layered laminates with weak interfaces

“…It was established that the toughness of brittle ceramics can be significantly increased by creating weak interfaces in a ceramic composite [1][2][3][4]. This idea was carefully explored on different materials such as SiC and B 4 C, by incorporating fibers inside the brittle ceramic matrix [5,6].…”

Modelling of edge crack formation and propagation in ceramic laminates using the stress–energy coupled criterion

“…In an attempt to reduce the level of uncertainty in mechanical strength and to overcome the lack of toughness of structural and functional ceramics, newer approaches have been developed in which knowledge about the energy release mechanisms has resulted in the creation of "flaw tolerant" materials (i.e. reducing strength variability), with improved fracture toughness [9,10,[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27].…”