Calculation of penetration resistance of brittle materials using spherical cavity expansion analysis

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 323-330

  Satapathy, Sikhanda ^a   Bless, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

AlN; Alumina; Brittle materials; Cavity expansion analysis; Ceramics; Target resistance

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CERAMIC MATERIALS; COMPACTION; CRACKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRIDES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESSES;

ALUMINUM NITRIDE; BRITTLE MATERIAL MODEL; PENETRATION RESISTANCE; SPHERICAL CAVITY EXPANSION ANALYSIS; STRESS FIELDS;

BRITTLENESS;

EID: 0030217160     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-6636(96)00022-1     Document Type: Article

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