Micromechanical approach to transformation toughening in zirconia-enriched multiphase composites

Copyright © Copyright 2007. Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures. All rights reserved.A micromechanical model based on the mean-field approach was developed to investigate the effect of the mismatch in material properties of the constituents on the transformation tonghening in zirconia enriched multiphase composites. Important results have been obtained for SiC/Al composites, which have a large potential for application in lightweight automotive structures