Fatigue Crack Growth Rate and Fracture Toughness of 25 wt% Silicon Carbide Whisker Reinforced Alumina Composite with Residual Porosity

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 503-513

  Ray, A K ^a   Fuller, E R ^b   Banerjee, S ^c  

^a NATIONAL METALLURGICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; FATIGUE CRACKS; SILICON CARBIDE;

EID: 0029673114     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0955-2219(95)00163-8     Document Type: Article

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