Yuanyuan Kang , Zhitao Shan , Shujiang Liu , Jun Zhang , Yanfei Zhang , Yuanzheng Yue
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Abstract
In this work, we investigated the microcracking behavior of a series of silicoborate glasses with varying the CaO/(Na2O+CaO) ratio (R) under sharp contact loading. The molar composition of the glass series is 22SiO2–58B2O3–XNa2O-(20-X) CaO (X = 20, 15,10, 5, 0). We found that the shear cracks occurred in the studied glasses when subjecting to a constant load of 4.9 N for 15 s. Interestingly, the probability of the shear crack occurrence decreases with increasing R. Using the Raman spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, it was found that the microcrack occurrence and crack resistance (CR) of the glass was closely associated with the change of the glass medium-range structure. We identified a critical R value of 0.75, at which the glass exhibited the highest Young's modulus, shear modulus and CR. Furthermore, the appearance of shear cracks is primarily governed by the medium-range structure and isochoric shear flow.
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The Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids publishes review articles, research papers, and Letters to the Editor on amorphous and glassy materials, including inorganic, organic, polymeric, hybrid and metallic systems. Papers on partially glassy materials, such as glass-ceramics and glass-matrix composites, and papers involving the liquid state are also included in so far as the properties of the liquid are relevant for the formation of the solid.
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