Crack decorating technique for fracture-toughness measurement in Alumina

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 17, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 1697-1706

  Sglavo, Vincenzo M ^a   Pancheri, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CALCULATIONS; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; FRACTURE TESTING; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; RESIDUAL STRESSES;

FRACTURE SURFACE; INDENTATION TESTING;

ALUMINA;

EID: 0031339892     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2219(97)00042-3     Document Type: Article

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