Crack bifurcation in laminar ceramic composites

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1834-1838

  Oechsner, Matthias ^a,c   Hillman, Craig ^a,b   Lange, Fred F ^a,b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CALCULATIONS; COOLING; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; FABRICATION; FRACTURE; LAMINATES; RESIDUAL STRESSES; THERMAL EXPANSION; THIN FILMS;

CODENSIFICATION METHOD; CRACK BIFURCATION; FOUR POINT BENDING; GREEN TAPE; LAMINAR CERAMIC COMPOSITES;

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0030195020     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1996.tb08003.x     Document Type: Article

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