1 What are the silicides
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2 Structure
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3 Fabrication
3.1 Bulk Silicides
3.1.1 Arc Casting (Melting)
3.1.2 Directional Solidification
3.1.2.1 Bridgman
3.1.2.2 Czochralski
3.2 Thin Fims
3.2.1 Sputtering
3.2.2 Electron Beam Deposition
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4 Testing Deformation
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Tension
4.2.1 CoSi
2
4.2.2 NiSi2
4.2.3 MoSi
2
4.2.4 WSi2
4.2.5 FeSi
2
4.2.6 TiSi2
4.3 Compression
4.3.1 Introduction
4.3.2 CoSi2
4.3.3 MoSi2
4.3.4 WSi2
4.3.5 TiSi
2
4.4 Indentation-Hardness
4.4.1 Introduction
4.4.2 NiSi
2 film
4.4.3 MoSi2 Single Crystal
4.4.3.1 MoSi
2 Film
4.4.4 WSi2 Film (Coating)
4.4.5 a-FeSi2
4.4.6 TiSi
2
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5 Dislocations in silicides
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Dislocations in CoSi2
5.2.1 Single Crystal
5.2.2 Film-Single Crystal Epitaxy
5.3 Dislocations in NiSi2
5.3.1 Epitaxial Thin Film
5.4 Dislocations in MoSi2
5.4.1 Single Crystals
5.5 Dislocations in WSi2
5.5.1 Single Crystals
5.6 Dislocations in WSi2
5.6.1 Single Crystals
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6 Time Dependent Deformation - Creep in Silicides
6.1 Fundamentals od Creep
6.2 Creep in CoSi
2
6.3 Creep I MoSi2
6.4 Creep in MoSi
2-WSi
2
6.5 Creep in TiSi2
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7 Fatigue in Silicides
7.1 Basics
7.2 Silicide Composites
7.2.1 Fatigue in MoSi
2 Composites
7.2.1.1 Nb Reinforcement
7.2.1.2 Reinforcement-Nb Spheres
7.2.1.3 Reinforcement-Nb Fibers
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8. Fracture in Silicides
8.1 Fracture in CoSi2 Single Crystals
8.2 Fracture in polycrystalline CoSi2
8.3 Fracture in MoSi2 Single Crystals
8.4 Fracture in Polycrystalline MoSi2
8.5 Fracture in WSi2 Single Crystals
8.6 Fracture in Polycrystalline TiSi2
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9. Deformation in Nano Silicides
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Tension Test
9.3 Hardness Tests
9.3.1 Hardness in Nano MoSi
2
9.3.2 Hardness in Nano FeSi2
9.3.3 Hardness in Nano TiSi
2
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10. The Effect of B
10.1 Introduction
10.2 B Effect in CoSi
2
10.3 B Effect in MoSi2
10.4 B Effect in TiSi2
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11. Silicide Composites
11.1 Introduction
11.2 MoSi2 Based Composites
11.2.1 MoSi2/SiC
11.2.2 MoSi2/Si3N4
11.3 MoSi2/Silicide Composite
11.3.1 MoSi2/TaSi2
11.3.2 MoSi2/WSi2
11.3.2 MoSi2/Mo
5Si
3
11.4 WSi2 Based Composites
11.4.1 WSi
2/SiC
11.5. WSi2/Silicides
11.5.1 WSi
2/TaSi
2
11.5 TiSi2 Based Composites
11.5.1 TiSi
2/SiC
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12 Alloying in Silicides
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Alloying of NiSi
2
12.3 Alloying of MoSi2
12.3.1 Metallic Element Addition
12.3.2 Solid Solution Hardening (Softening
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13. Grain Size Effect on Mechanical Properties
13.1 Introduction
13.2 MoSi
2 Static Properties
13.3 MoSi2 Creep (Time Dependent) Properties
13.4 Ti5Si3 Static Properties
13.5 Ti5Si3 Creep (Time Dependent) Properties
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14. Environmental Effect on Mechanical Properties
14.1 Introduction
14.2 CoSi2-Oxidation
14.3 NiSi2-Oxidation
14.4 MoSi2-Oxidation
14.5 WSi2-Oxidation
14.6 TiSi
2-Oxidation
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