Microstructural mechanisms of cyclic fatigue-crack propagation in grain-bridging ceramics

Ceramics International

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 413-418

  Gilbert, C J ^a   Dauskardt, R H ^b   Ritchie, R O ^a  

^a Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTOGRAPHY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HOT PRESSING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SILICON NITRIDE; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

GRAIN BRIDGING CERAMICS; STRESS INTENSITY LEVELS;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0030708403     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-8842(96)00048-X     Document Type: Article

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