Crack closure stresses in fiber reinforced brittle matrix composites

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 591-599

  Xu, H ^a   Ostertag, C P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Al2O3; Fibers; Fracture; Interfaces; SiC

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; CRACKS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; FRICTION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEAR STRESS; SILICON CARBIDE; SINTERING; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

APPLIED LOAD; CRACK CLOSURE STRESSES; CRACK EXTENSION; FIBER MATRIX INTERFACIAL PROPERTIES;

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FIBER-MATRIX INTERFACE; FRACTURE; SILICON CARBIDE FIBER;

EID: 0032986638     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2219(98)00231-3     Document Type: Article

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