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Fracture toughness of YBa<sub>2</sub>Cu<sub>3</sub>O<sub>x</sub>containing Y<sub>2</sub>BaCuO<sub>5</sub>and ZrO<sub>2</sub>

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1991

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Tetragonal ZrO2 particles have been added to superconducting YBa2Cu3Ox(123) to improve its fracture toughness (KlC). Reactions between the ZrO2 and 123 prevented the ZrO2 from providing significant toughening. A sol-gel coating of Y2BaCuO5(211) on the ZrO2 particles minimized the deleterious reactions. Addition of 20 mol.% ZrO2 coated with 211 yielded a 123 composite with a KlC of 4.5 MPa m0.5.

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