Estimation of the fracture toughness of Tyranno Si-Ti-C-O fibres from flaw size and 'fracture mirror' data measured in situ a 3-D woven SiC/SiC composite

International Journal of Materials and Product Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 1-3, 2001, Pages 189-196

  Davies, Ian J ^a   Ishikawa, Takashi ^b  

^a KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; DEFECTS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; SILICON CARBIDE; SURFACES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FRACTURE MIRROR; SURFACE FLAW; TYRANNO SILICON TITANIUM CARBON OXYGEN FIBRE;

CERAMIC FIBERS;

EID: 0035131385     PISSN: 02681900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijmpt.2001.005417     Document Type: Article

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