Scratch damage in ceramics: Role of microstructure

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 141-148

  Xie, Zong Han ^a   Hoffman, Mark ^a   Moon, Robert J ^a   Munroe, Paul ^a   Cheng, Yi Bing ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; ELASTICITY; HARDNESS; ION BEAMS; LOADING; MICROSTRUCTURE; PLASTICITY; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

ION-BEAM MILLING;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0037237603     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.2003.tb03291.x     Document Type: Article

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