Strengthening and toughening mechanisms of ceramic nanocomposites

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1453-1460

  Ohji, Tatsuki ^a,c,d   Jeong, Young Keun ^b   Choa, Yong Ho ^b   Niihara, Koichi ^b,c,d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY   (United States)

^d Jt Res Consortium Synergy Ceramics   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; BRITTLENESS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; INCLUSIONS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RESIDUAL STRESSES; SILICON CARBIDE; TOUGHENING; VOLUME FRACTION;

CRACK TIP BRIDGING;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0032096296     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1998.tb02503.x     Document Type: Article

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