On the nature of machining cracks in ground ceramics: Part I: SRBSN strengths and fractographic analysis

Machining Science and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 169-210

  Quinn, G D ^a   Ives, L K ^a   Jahanmir, S ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MITI Heart   (United States)

Author keywords

Flexural Strength; Fractography; Fracture Origins; Grinding Cracks; Machining Cracks; Machining Flaws; Silicon Nitride; Surface Grinding

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CRACKS; FRACTOGRAPHY; FRACTURE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; SILICON NITRIDE; STRESSES;

FRACTURE ORIGINS; GRINDING CRACKS; MACHINING CRACKS; MACHINING FLAWS; SURFACE GRINDING;

MACHINING;

EID: 22744446464     PISSN: 10910344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/MST-200059038     Document Type: Article

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