Creep in RT Ductile Ceramics

More on RT ductile ceramics will be considered in Chap. 9, devoted to ceramics having small dimensions (nano-scale). Many nano-sized ceramics are ductile at ambient temperatures. In this section, those ceramics found to possess ductility at 

RT are considered in terms of their high-temperature performances, specifically under creep conditions. In Sect. 5.2.2, MgO was singled out as an example of a low-temperature ductile ceramic (see Figs. 5.3 and 5.4). Of further interest is RT ductile SrTiOa, which is one of many studied ceramics, due to its interesting and unique features (Fig. 6.24). 

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