Digital Characteristics of Microstructure of Diamond—Silicon Carbide Composites

As an example of the implementation of digital materials science approaches based on statistical processing of electron micrographs with the analysis of fractal parameters, the digital characteristics of microstructure of diamond–silicon carbide ceramic composite material are calculated. The lacunar...

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Main Authors: Andrey G. Chekuryaev, Maxim M. Sychov, Sergey N. Perevislov, Vladimir N. Ulanov
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Ceramics
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Acceso en liña:https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6131/6/2/63
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Summary:As an example of the implementation of digital materials science approaches based on statistical processing of electron micrographs with the analysis of fractal parameters, the digital characteristics of microstructure of diamond–silicon carbide ceramic composite material are calculated. The lacunarity parameter characterizing the non-uniform distribution of filler particles in the matrix is found. Based on lacunarity values calculated at different scales, scale invariance parameter characterizing the dependence of lacunarity on the scale is evaluated. Voronoi entropy characterizing the structure based on the quantity of information is also calculated and used to determine the average number of neighboring particles and average distance between them. For the composites with high mechanical properties, the number of nearest neighbors approaches six, indicating an almost closest packing.
ISSN:2571-6131