Tensile fracture of soft and hard PZT

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 235-246

  Guillon, O ^a   Thiebaud, F ^a   Perreux, D ^a  

^a R Chaleat Appl Mech Laboratory   (France)

Author keywords

Fractography; Fracture; PZT; Tensile strength; Weibull distribution

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTURE; STRESS ANALYSIS; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

TENSILE FRACTURE;

PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS;

CERAMICS; FRACTURE;

EID: 0036819905     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022072500963     Document Type: Article

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