Electrical-impulse-induced fracture of zinc oxide varistor ceramics

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2086-2092

  Vojta, Agnes ^a   Clarke, David R ^a,b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; DEFECTS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; FRACTURE; MICROSTRUCTURE; OSCILLATIONS; STRESS ANALYSIS; ZINC OXIDE;

JOULE HEATING;

VARISTORS;

EID: 0031198670     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1997.tb03092.x     Document Type: Article

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6. A. Vojta, Q. Wen, and D. R. Clarke, in preparation.