Residual Stress Induced R-Curves in Laminar Ceramics That Exhibit a Threshold Strength

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 2722-2724

  Rao, Masa P ^a   Rödel, Jürgen ^b   Lange, Fred F ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

MULTILAYERED LAMINAR COMPOSITES; R-CURVE;

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0035526628     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.2001.tb01082.x     Document Type: Article

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