%0 Journal Article %T ImprovementofFractureToughnessLanthanumZirconate %A LIJY %A DAIH %A LIQ %A ZHONGXH %A CAOXQ %J ²ÄÁϹ¤³Ì %D 2006 %X La2Zr2O7(LZ)isapromisingthermalbarriercoatingmaterialforthehightemperatureapplications.ThefracturetoughnessandmicrohardnessofnanocrystallineLZ(n-LZ),microcrystallineLZ(m-LZ)andLZ-5mol%8YSZ(LZ-5-8YSZ)composite(8YSZforzirconiastabilizedby8mol%ytrria)werestudied.Then-LZhadathermalexpansioncoefficientof(9.6¡À0.4)¡Á10-6K-1(200¡«1000¡æ)andfracturetoughnessof(1.98¡À0.07)MPa¡¤m1/2whichareobviouslyhigherthanthoseofthem-LZ((9.1¡À0.4)¡Á10-6K-1and(1.40¡À0.23)MPa¡¤m1/2,respectively),indicatingthatnanoficationwasanefficientwaytoincreasethetoughnessandthermalexpansioncoefficientofLZ.ThecompositeLZ-5-8YSZhadahigherfracturetoughness((1.88¡À0.30)MPa¡¤m1/2)thanLZ,whichwasclosetothatof8YSZdensifiedbysuperhighpressure(SHP). %K ceramics %K nanostructure %K fracturetoughness %K thermalexpansion %U http://jme.biam.ac.cn/CN/Y2006/V0/I5/51