Mechanical strength of nanosized hexagonal silica honeycombs

Experimental data on the loss of pore volume of hexagonal micelle-templated silicates (MCM-41) under compressive load can be transformed in stress–strain relationships by a model calculating the strained core of spherical particles. The crushing strength of MCM-41 materials of different pore size has been measured and found in good agreement with the models of the mechanical properties of macroscopic hexagonal ceramic honeycombs.