Effect of grain size on vickers microhardness and fracture toughness in calcium phosphate bioceramics

Tolouei, R. and Singh, R. and Tan, C.Y. and Amiriyan, M. and Teng, W.D. (2011) Effect of grain size on vickers microhardness and fracture toughness in calcium phosphate bioceramics. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 83. pp. 237-243.

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Abstract

Grain size dependences of Vickers microhardness and indentation fracture toughness in fully dense hydroxyapatite bioceramics without additives were studied. The nanostructure and highly pure Hydroxyapatite powders produced by wet chemical precipitation method were used as starting material. After uniaxial and cold isostatic pressing, the green HA samples sintered at temperatures ranging from 1000 degrees C to 1300 degrees C with one minute holding time. Dense compacts with grain sizes in the nanometer to micrometer range were processed. The average grain size of HA compact sintered at 1000 degrees C was around 500 nm. Grain size increased to 3 mu m when the compacts were sintered at a higher temperature. The average microhardness value of sintered HA decreased with an increased in grain size. Indentation fracture toughness for HA compacts of 700 nm grain size was 1.41+/-0.4 MPa.m(1/2) which is similar to fracture toughness of human cortical bone.

Item Type: Article
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Uncontrolled Keywords: Fracture toughness microhardness hydroxyapatite sintering mechanical-properties hydroxyapatite densification temperature ceramics behavior
Subjects: T Technology > TS Manufactures
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering
Depositing User: Mr. Mohammed Salim Abd Rahman
Date Deposited: 03 Jul 2013 02:07
Last Modified: 03 Jul 2013 02:07
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/6305

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