Indentation Fracture Toughness and Surface Flaw Analysis of Sintered Alumina/SiC Nanocomposites

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1107-1114

  Anya, C C ^a   Roberts, S G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000593383     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0955-2219(96)00038-6     Document Type: Article

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