Effects of environmental temperature and humidity on the flexural strength of alumina and measurement of environment-insensitive inherent strength

Materials Letters

Volumn 57, Issue 18, 2003, Pages 2751-2754

  Cho, Seong Jai ^a   Yoon, Kyung Jin ^a   Lee, Yoon Cheol ^a   Chu, Min Cheol ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Al2O3; Coating; Humidity; Inherent strength; Nitrogen atmosphere; Strength; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BENDING STRENGTH; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COATINGS; PARAFFINS; POLYURETHANES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

INHERENT STRENGTH;

ALUMINA;

EID: 0037883446     PISSN: 0167577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-577X(02)01370-8     Document Type: Article

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