Fracture toughness, surface flaw sizes and flaw densities in Al2O3

Acta Materialia

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1009-1015

  Franco, A ^a   Roberts, S G ^a   Warren, P D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL DEFECTS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; LOADS (FORCES); POLISHING; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

VICKERS INDENTATION;

ALUMINA;

EID: 0031098479     PISSN: 13596454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-6454(96)00228-5     Document Type: Article

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