An explanation of the indentation size effect in ceramics

Philosophical Magazine Letters

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 1989, Pages 281-288

  Bull, S J ^a   Page, T F ^b   Yoffe, E H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CULHAM SCIENCE CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS--PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTICS--DEFORMATION;

BULK HARDNESS; HARD BRITTLE MATERIALS; INDENTATION SIZE EFFECT;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0024681283     PISSN: 09500839     EISSN: 13623036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500838908206356     Document Type: Article

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