Mechanical Properties of Silicon Based Compounds: Silicides

1 What are the silicides

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2 Structure

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3 Fabrication

   3.1 Bulk Silicides

        3.1.1 Arc Casting (Melting)

        3.1.2 Directional Solidification

           3.1.2.1 Bridgman

           3.1.2.2 Czochralski

   3.2 Thin Fims

        3.2.1 Sputtering

        3.2.2 Electron Beam Deposition

   References

 

4 Testing Deformation

   4.1 Introduction

   4.2 Tension

      4.2.1 CoSi₂

      4.2.2 NiSi₂

      4.2.3 MoSi₂

      4.2.4 WSi₂

      4.2.5 FeSi₂

      4.2.6 TiSi₂

   4.3 Compression

      4.3.1 Introduction

      4.3.2 CoSi₂

         4.3.3 MoSi₂

      4.3.4 WSi₂

      4.3.5 TiSi₂

   4.4 Indentation-Hardness

      4.4.1 Introduction

      4.4.2 NiSi₂ film

      4.4.3 MoSi₂ Single Crystal

          4.4.3.1 MoSi₂ Film

      4.4.4 WSi₂ Film (Coating)

      4.4.5 a-FeSi2

      4.4.6 TiSi₂

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5 Dislocations in silicides

 5.1 Introduction

 5.2 Dislocations in CoSi₂

 5.2.1 Single Crystal

        5.2.2 Film-Single Crystal Epitaxy

5.3 Dislocations in NiSi₂

   5.3.1 Epitaxial Thin Film

     5.4 Dislocations in MoSi₂

   5.4.1 Single Crystals

5.5 Dislocations in WSi₂

      5.5.1 Single Crystals

5.6 Dislocations in WSi₂

      5.6.1 Single Crystals

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 6 Time Dependent Deformation - Creep in Silicides

     6.1 Fundamentals od Creep

     6.2 Creep in CoSi₂

     6.3 Creep I MoSi₂

     6.4 Creep in MoSi₂-WSi₂

6.5 Creep in TiSi₂

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7 Fatigue in Silicides

     7.1 Basics

     7.2 Silicide Composites

              7.2.1 Fatigue in MoSi₂ Composites

              7.2.1.1 Nb Reinforcement

       7.2.1.2 Reinforcement-Nb Spheres

       7.2.1.3 Reinforcement-Nb Fibers

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8. Fracture in Silicides

 8.1 Fracture in CoSi₂ Single Crystals

      8.2 Fracture in polycrystalline CoSi₂

      8.3 Fracture in MoSi₂ Single Crystals

      8.4 Fracture in Polycrystalline MoSi₂

      8.5 Fracture in WSi₂ Single Crystals

      8.6 Fracture in Polycrystalline TiSi₂

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9. Deformation in Nano Silicides 

9.1 Introduction

     9.2 Tension Test

     9.3 Hardness Tests

9.3.1 Hardness in Nano MoSi₂

9.3.2 Hardness in Nano FeSi₂

9.3.3 Hardness in Nano TiSi₂

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10. The Effect of B

10.1 Introduction

     10.2 B Effect in CoSi₂

     10.3 B Effect in MoSi₂

10.4 B Effect in TiSi₂

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11. Silicide Composites

11.1 Introduction

     11.2 MoSi₂ Based Composites

       11.2.1 MoSi₂/SiC

              11.2.2 MoSi₂/Si₃N₄

11.3 MoSi₂/Silicide Composite

               11.3.1 MoSi₂/TaSi2

               11.3.2 MoSi₂/WSi₂

               11.3.2 MoSi2/Mo₅Si₃

11.4 WSi₂ Based Composites

11.4.1 WSi₂/SiC

              11.5. WSi₂/Silicides

11.5.1 WSi₂/TaSi₂

11.5 TiSi₂ Based Composites

11.5.1 TiSi₂/SiC

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12 Alloying in Silicides

12.1 Introduction

     12.2 Alloying of NiSi₂

     12.3 Alloying of MoSi₂

     12.3.1 Metallic Element Addition

            12.3.2 Solid Solution Hardening (Softening

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13. Grain Size Effect on Mechanical Properties

13.1 Introduction

13.2 MoSi₂ Static Properties

13.3 MoSi₂ Creep (Time Dependent) Properties

13.4 Ti₅Si₃ Static Properties

13.5 Ti₅Si₃ Creep (Time Dependent) Properties

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14. Environmental Effect on Mechanical Properties

14.1 Introduction

14.2 CoSi₂-Oxidation

14.3 NiSi₂-Oxidation

     14.4 MoSi₂-Oxidation

14.5 WSi₂-Oxidation

14.6 TiSi₂-Oxidation

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