Nanocrystalline-matrix ceramic composites for improved fracture toughness

MRS Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 22-27

  Kuntz, Joshua D ^a   Zhan, Guo Dong ^b   Mukherjee, Amiya K ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceramics; Fracture; Nanocomposites; Nanostructure; Structural materials

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MATERIALS TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PRODUCTION;

MICROCRYSTALLINE CERAMIC COMPOSITES; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATRIX CERAMIC COMPOSITES; NANOCRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; TOUGHENING MECHANISMS;

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 1542349087     PISSN: 08837694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/mrs2004.12     Document Type: Article

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