Quantitative characterization of indentation crack path in a cubic zirconia-10 vol% alumina composite

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1863-1867

  Bhargava, Parag ^a,b   Patterson, Burton R ^a,b  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CHARACTERIZATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; LOADS (FORCES); MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; RESIDUAL STRESSES; ZIRCONIA;

CRACK PARTICLE INTERACTION; CRACK VELOCITY; CUBIC ZIRCONIA ALUMINA COMPOSITE; ELASTIC MISMATCH STRESS; INDENTATION CRACK PATH; INDENTATION LOADING UNLOADING RATE; RESIDUAL THERMAL MISMATCH STRESS; VICKERS INDENTATION;

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0031186140     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1997.tb03061.x     Document Type: Article

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