R-curve for a lead zirconate titanate ceramic obtained from tensile strength tests with knoop-damaged specimens

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 3199-3201

  Fett, Theo ^a   Munz, Dietrich ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; LEAD COMPOUNDS; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

KNOOP DAMAGED SPECIMENS; LEAD ZIRCONATE TITANATE;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0034511402     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.2000.tb01704.x     Document Type: Article

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