Effects of moisture on grain-boundary strength, fracture, and fatigue properties of alumina

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2236-2245

  Kruzic, J J ^a,b   Cannon, R M ^a,b   Ritchie, R O ^a,c  

^a University of California Berkeley   (United States)

^b AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY   (United States)

^c Oregon State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATIGUE RESISTANCE; GRAIN-BOUNDARY STRENGTH; INTERGRANULAR FRACTURE; POLYCRYSTALLINE ALUMINA;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MOISTURE; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

ALUMINA;

EID: 27644511885     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2005.00434.x     Document Type: Article

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