On the fracture toughness anisotropy of mechanically poled ferroelectric ceramics

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-16

  Landis, Chad M ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ferroelectrics; Finite element methods; Fracture toughness anisotropy

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

ELECTRICAL POLING; MECHANICAL POLING;

FERROELECTRIC CERAMICS;

CERAMICS;

EID: 2542446631     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:frac.0000025296.90820.52     Document Type: Article

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