Effects of crystal orientation and temperature on the strength of sapphire

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 885-893

  Schmid, Frederick ^a,c   Harris, Daniel C ^b,c  

^a Crystal Systems Inc Salem MA USA   (United States)

^b NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

^c AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL EFFECTS; TWINNING;

FOUR POINT FLEXURE TESTS;

SAPPHIRE;

EID: 0032046480     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1998.tb02423.x     Document Type: Article

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