Mechanisms of cyclic fatigue-crack propagation in a fine-grained alumina ceramic: The role of crack closure

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1453-1466

  Gilbert, C J ^a   Ritchie, R O ^a  

^a Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

CRACK CLOSURE; CRACK TIP SHIELDING; FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH; FRICTIONAL WEAR MODEL;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 0031382631     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2695.1997.tb01502.x     Document Type: Article

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