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Kink and Crack Interfaces in Deformed 6H-SiC Single Crystals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

X. J. Ning  and
P. Pirouz
X. J. Ning
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7204, U.S.A.
P. Pirouz
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7204, U.S.A.
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Abstract

When a 6H-SiC single crystal is deformed under indentation or uniaxial compression in orientations not favorable for the activation of the 1/3[1120](0001) easy glide system, the secondary slip system is activated. Additionally, for low- temperature deformations, “kinks” and/or micro-cracks form in the crystal. In this paper, experimental results on relatively lowtemperature compression and indentation tests of single crystal 6H-SiC, and the microstructure of the deformed crystals, are presented. Based on the results, the secondary slip system in 6HSiC has been determined to be 1/3[1120](1100), which may actually be a combination of alternate glide of 1/3[1120] dislocations on the (1102) and (1102) planes. Further, dislocation mechanisms for the nucleation of prism-plane and basal-plane cracks, and for the process of kinking, in deformed 6H-SiC are proposed.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 357: Symposium C – Structure and Properties of Interfaces in Ceramics , 1994 , 157
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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