Method to estimate crack-tip toughness from bending tests on prenotched bars

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 421-423

  Fett, Theo ^a   Munz, Dietrich ^a   Thun, Gerhard ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; BENDING STRENGTH; STRAIN GAGES; TOUGHNESS;

BENDING STRENGTH TESTS; CRACK TIP TOUGHNESS; STANDARD DEVIATION;

NOTCHED BAR TENSILE TESTING;

EID: 0033741954     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.2000.tb01209.x     Document Type: Article

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