Mechanical properties of Nd3+-doped phosphate laser glasses

dc.contributor.authorVenkateswara Rao, G.
dc.contributor.authorVijaya, N.
dc.contributor.authorJoshi, A.S.
dc.contributor.authorShashikala, H.D.
dc.contributor.authorJayasankar, C.K.
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-05T09:33:49Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThe mechanical properties of P<inf>2</inf>O<inf>5</inf>+K<inf>2</inf>O+BaO+Al<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf>+Nd<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> (PKBANd) glasses were studied using the Vickers indentation technique. The values of Vickers hardness, fracture toughness and brittleness of the glass samples were evaluated. The surface morphology of the indentations were analyzed using scanning electron microscopy. An increase in Vickers hardness, fracture toughness and decrease in brittleness were observed with an increase in Nd<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> concentration in the phosphate glass matrix. A decrease in the brittleness of the synthesized glass samples was confirmed by scanning electron microscopy of median/radial cracks generated due to Vickers indentation pattern with increase in Nd<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> concentration.
dc.identifier.citationPhysics and Chemistry of Glasses: European Journal of Glass Science and Technology Part B, 2015, 56, 3, pp. 81-84
dc.identifier.issn17533562
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.13036/17533562.56.3.081
dc.identifier.urihttps://idr.nitk.ac.in/handle/123456789/26289
dc.publisherSociety of Glass Technology christine@glass.demon.co.uk
dc.subjectBrittleness
dc.subjectElectron microscopy
dc.subjectFracture
dc.subjectFracture mechanics
dc.subjectGlass
dc.subjectIndentation
dc.subjectMechanical properties
dc.subjectPlasticity
dc.subjectScanning electron microscopy
dc.subjectVickers hardness
dc.subjectGlass samples
dc.subjectPhosphate glass matrices
dc.subjectPhosphate laser glass
dc.subjectVickers indentation
dc.subjectVickers indentation technique
dc.subjectFracture toughness
dc.titleMechanical properties of Nd3+-doped phosphate laser glasses

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