Crack Propagation Behaviour in Mullite at High Temperatures by Double-Torsion Technique

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 85-89

  Rhanim, H ^a,b   Olagnon, C ^a   Fantozzi, G ^a   Torrecillas, R ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; SILICATES;

EID: 0030938608     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0955-2219(96)00077-5     Document Type: Article

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