Elevated-temperature “ultra” fast fracture strength of advanced ceramics: An approach to elevated-temperature “inert” strength

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 18-24

  Choi, S R ^a,b   Gyekenyesi, J P ^b  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRYSTAL WHISKERS; FATIGUE TESTING; FRACTURE; REINFORCEMENT; SILICON NITRIDE;

FAST FRACTURE STRENGTH;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 0032636517     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: 15288919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2816306     Document Type: Article

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