Model for fatigue crack growth in grain-bridging ceramics

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 3549-3560

  Chen, I Wei ^a   Engineer, Mehernosh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; DEGRADATION; ELASTOPLASTICITY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRICTION; HYSTERESIS; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

GRAIN-BRIDGING CERAMICS;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0033337384     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1999.tb02278.x     Document Type: Article

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