A technique to achieve stable and uniform uniaxial compression is offered for creep testing of advanced ceramic materials at elevated temperatures, using an innovative self-aligning load-train assembly. Excellent load-train alignment is attributed to the inherent ability of a unique hydraulic universal coupler to maintain self-aligning. Details of key elements, design concept, and principles of operation of the self-aligning coupler are described. A method of alignment verification using a strain-gaged specimen is then discussed. Results of verification tests indicate that bending below 1.5 percent is routinely achievable with the use of the load-train system. A successful compression creep test is demonstrated using a dumb-bell-shaped silicon nitride specimen tested at 1300°C for a period in excess of 4000 h.
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A Technique to Achieve Uniform Stress Distribution in Compressive Creep Testing of Advanced Ceramics at High Temperatures
K. C. Liu,
K. C. Liu
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Metals and Ceramics Division, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6155
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C. O. Stevens,
C. O. Stevens
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Metals and Ceramics Division, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6155
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C. R. Brinkman,
C. R. Brinkman
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Metals and Ceramics Division, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6155
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N. E. Holshauser
N. E. Holshauser
North Carolina A & T State University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Greensboro, NC 27411
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K. C. Liu
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Metals and Ceramics Division, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6155
C. O. Stevens
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Metals and Ceramics Division, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6155
C. R. Brinkman
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Metals and Ceramics Division, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6155
N. E. Holshauser
North Carolina A & T State University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Greensboro, NC 27411
J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. Jul 1997, 119(3): 500-505 (6 pages)
Published Online: July 1, 1997
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February 1, 1996
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November 19, 2007
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Liu, K. C., Stevens, C. O., Brinkman, C. R., and Holshauser, N. E. (July 1, 1997). "A Technique to Achieve Uniform Stress Distribution in Compressive Creep Testing of Advanced Ceramics at High Temperatures." ASME. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. July 1997; 119(3): 500–505. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2817012
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