Comparison of methods to determine the fracture toughness of three glass-ceramics at elevated temperatures

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 3070-3076

  Quinn, Janet B ^a   Lloyd, Isabel K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; DENTAL COMPOSITES; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HIGH TEMPERATURE TESTING; INDENTATION;

DENTAL GLASS CERAMICS; VICKERS INDENTATIONS;

GLASS CERAMICS;

EID: 0034498471     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.2000.tb01684.x     Document Type: Article

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